§ COLONEL HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if, having regard to the great expense and inconvenience to the country, to regiments, and to individual officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, of transporting from station to station all the furniture, &c, of messes, and all the furniture of officers, and married sergeants and privates, he will re-appoint the Departmental Committee, named by his Predecessor about 1882, and abandoned in consequence of the Egyptian War, to consider if it would not be cheaper and better for the Government to furnish the messes and quarters?
§ *THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN,&c.) Stirling,The question of furnishing officers' quarters and messes was considered, as the hon. Member says, some years ago; but the capital expenditure in carrying out such a proposal would be very considerable, and could only be incurred gradually. Some progress in that direction has been made.
§ COLONEL HOWARD VINCENTWill the Report of the Committee be laid on the Table?
§ MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI must ask for Notice of that question.