§ CAPTAIN BAGOT (Westmoreland, Kendal)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether boots of a similar pattern and make to those which were out so quickly during the recent campaign in Egypt owing to the sand cutting the sewing, will be issued to the troops taking part in the forthcoming campaign, or whether boots similar to those worn by the Egyptian troops, which are not sewn, but kept together by metal studs or some other pattern better calculated to stand the climate, will be issued?
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETAKY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. J. POWELL WILLIAMS,) Birmingham, S.Boots made in strict accordance with, specifications sent home by the Sirdar will be issued to the British troops for the campaign in the Soudan.