§ COLONEL WARING (Down, N.)asked the Secretary of State for War, Why it was that whereas 75 commissions were offered at the last competitive examination for subalterns of Militia only 63 were given; and, whether any change has recently been made in the system of marking?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle), in reply, said, that 75 commissions had been given at the last competitive examination for subalterns of Militia.