§ MR. YERBURGHI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he will state what number of recruits have been obtained since 1st April for the Army and Militia respectively, and what proportion of them are special enlistments; and whether the standard of height and chest measurement has been modified.
* MR. J. POWELL-WILLIAMSThe number of recruits raised for the Army since 1st April is 26,979, and for the Militia 23,701. The number of men specially enlisted for the Regular forces in that period is 8,003. The special enlistments for the Militia are left entirely to the local authorities. The standards in force on the 1st April have not been altered, except that the minimum height of artillery drivers was raised from 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 4 inches.