§ SIR CHARLES DILKE (Gloucester, Forest of Dean)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War what was the deficiency of Militia Officers at the latest date for which Returns exist; and what was the deficiency 12 months earlier?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. BRODRICK,) Surrey, GuildfordThe deficiency of the Militia in officers on March 20, 1896, was 591, and on the same day this year it was 641.