§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state whether the Lee-Metford rifle has been issued to the Royal Marines; if so, will he state whether the issue has been confined to Mark II.; and, if Mark I. * has been issued, will he say to what extent?
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThe answer to the first two questions is in the affirmative. There are a few of the Mark I. and Mark I.* rifles at Eastney and the depot, which are solely for drill purposes.