HC Deb 18 March 1889 vol 334 cc30-1
MR. J. E. ELLIS (Nottingham, Rushcliffe)

asked the Secretary of State for War, what were the numbers of Her Majesty's troops in Ireland on the 1st of March 1887, 1888, and 1889?

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. STANHOPE,) Lincolnshire, Horncastle

In March, 1887, there were 25,933 men of Her Majesty's troops stationed in Ireland of all ranks; in March, 1888, there were 27,546; and in the present month, 27,010. The variation in numbers has resulted only from the greater or less degree in which recruiting has replaced the drafts for foreign service.