§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War will he state the results of any experiments which have been made, with a view of testing the relative effects on the barrel of the Lee-Metford magazine rifle, of the cordite powder cartridge and the black powder cartridge with nickel covered bullets?
§ *MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI am not aware that any experiments have been made with the direct object of comparing the results upon the barrel of the Lee-Metford rifle of firing cartridges made up with the cordite and black powder respectively.
§ *MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI do not think it is desirable.