§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that members of the London Scottish Volunteers whose offers of service in South Africa have been accepted, to whom £1 has been granted towards their outfit, are only receiving 9s. 6d., the balance of half a guinea having been deducted in each instance as the member's subscription to the corps for the current year; and in view of the fact that these Volunteers are for the time being classed as soldiers on active service enrolled with the Gordon Highlanders, will arrangements be made for them to receive the £1 grant in full.
§ * MR. WYNDHAMThe grant of £1 towards outfit was not a grant of public money, but out of the private moneys raised by the corps for this purpose, and was, therefore, not under the control of the War Office. I understand, however, that the ordinary subscription to the corps was made optional on the part of volunteers for active service.