§ MR. AIRD (Paddington, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if Volunteers are allowed to practice volley firing after dark on Wimbledon Common, and adjacent to the public roadway?
*THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. CAMPBELL-BASNEHMAN,&c.) Stirling,A right to drill and practice rifle-shooting on Wimbledon Common is reserved by Statute to certain Volunteer corps; but the corps must comply with any necessary regulations which the Conservators of the Common may make for the protection of the public, for which protection they (the Conservators) are responsible. As a rule, if the Conservators have any complaint to make as to the conduct of Volunteer corps, they bring it to the notice of the War Office; but I have not received any representation from them on the subject referred to in the question, and I would suggest that the circumstances brought privately to my notice by the hon. Member should be communicated to them.