§ MR. HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)asked the Secretary of State for War, If, having regard to all the circumstances, he can see his way to 39 grant some further camp allowance to the Volunteer Force than that notified, so as to prevent, as far as possible, any reduction in the number applying to go into camp for training?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)The amount of camp allowance already authorized is in excess of the sum included in the Estimates, though overestimated numbers and failures to appear will probably equalize them. I cannot, therefore, authorize additional issues; but if at the end of the camping season a saving should appear in the item for camps in the Volunteer Vote, I will consider whether it could be divided proportionately among the corps which may earn more than the amount allotted to them. This was done in 1884, and resulted actually in all corps getting as much as they had earned.