§ MR. TOMLINSON (Preston)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if it is proposed to form this year at Alder-shot, as in former seasons, weekly camps of exercise for battalions of Volunteers in the month of August; and, having regard to the necessity Volunteers in business are under to make their arrangements for taking summer holidays early in the year, if it is possible for the authorities to make known their decision on this matter either before or immediately after Easter, so that the attendance may be as large as possible? (The latter part of the question, of course, is intended to refer to future years.)
§ MR. WOODALL(who replied) said: It is proposed to encamp four battalions of Volunteers at Aldershot in July and 12 battalions in August. Commanding officers of Volunteer Corps are required by the Regulations to submit their proposals for holding camps to the General Officer commanding the district by March 1 in each year, and his decision is communicated without delay to the corps concerned. As a matter of fact, the decisions were issued in the latter part of April.