§ MR. HOWELL (Denbigh Boroughs)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the 1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, which is going into camp on Saturday next 1,070 men strong, is only in possession of 670 rifles; and whether he can state when the battalion will receive its proper number of rifles.
§ *MR. WYNDHAMThe 369 rifles demanded will be issued as soon as possible, but the demand for 276 of these was only received at Weedon on the 9th instant. An explanation will be called for from the Volunteer battalion.