§ COLONEL SIR HOWARD VINCENTI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War what is the present strength in modern field guns of the Militia Artillery and the Volunteer Artillery, and how 1507 many of these guns are attached to the 50,000 Infantry of the auxiliary forces in and around London?
§ MR. BRODRICKThe Militia Artillery are all garrison Artillery, and are therefore without field guns. Of the Volunteer batteries, one battery has 12-pounder B.L. guns, and 47 batteries are armed with the 16-pounder guns with which the Royal Artillery were armed up to 1890. There are also 51 batteries of position Artillery of an older type.
§ COLONEL SIR HOWARD VINCENTWhat about the London Volunteers?
§ MR. BRODRICKThe position of the London Volunteers is not different from that of other Volunteers.
§ COLONEL SIR HOWARD VINCENTWill the right hon. Gentleman look at the latter part of the Question?
§ MR. BRODRICKI have already told my hon. and gallant Friend that the London Volunteers will share equally with other Volunteers in the possession of the guns.