§ MR. HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War how many battalions of Regular Infantry, out of the total num- 605 ber in the United Kingdom, practised volley firing with ball cartridge last year; and how many battalions of Militia, out of the total number, were put through a complete course of musketry?
§ MR. E. STANHOPESeventy battalions of Regular Infantry out of 72 in the United Kingdom practised volley firing with ball cartridge last year; and 127 Militia battalions out of 135 were put through a complete course of musketry.