§ COLONEL HOWARD VINCENTI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if, having regard to the heavy expense entailed upon Volunteer corps, and especially upon the officers, to provide the equipment necessary to earn the capitation grant, if by their exertions the strength of a battalion largely increases, it is possible to make a grant per head in respect of such equipment as was done two years ago for the Volunteers then serving?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. CAMPBELL - BANNERMAN,) Stirling, &c.The special issue of 1890–1 was made under exceptional circumstances, and it is not proposed to further supplement the regulated allowances of Volunteer corps. For an explanation of the practice in this matter, I 461 would refer the hon. and gallant Member to my answers to him on February 27, 1893, and to the hon. Member for Preston on May 1, 1893.