§ MR. SCOTT-MONTAGU (Hants, New Forest)asked the Secretary for War a question of which he said he had given private notice—namely, whether the inhabitants of New Forest had not expressed their willingness to have the autumn manœuvres in their district; also, if it was not the fact that the verderers, acting on behalf of the commoners, had accepted certain terms for compensation in the case of injury to the cattle and ponies, and also for their feed during the disturbance of the district, and made such arrangements as would obviate any damage to the forest; whether also all the land over which it was proposed to exercise the troops was not open health-land.
§ *MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI am obliged to the hon. Member for having brought the matter to my notice. I will only answer it by saying that substantially the statement he makes it correct—I mean as to the steps taken, indicating not only the general feeling of the locality, but the care that has been exercised by the authorities to prevent any mischief occurring.