§ *SIR CHARLES DILKE (Gloucestershire, Forest of Dean)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can state what progress has been made 902 in the formation of the Royal Garrison Regiments, and what is the present position and station of the several battalions.
LORD STANLEYThe first battalion is at Malta and numbers 989 all ranks, the second is at Gibraltar and numbers 1,035 all ranks, and the third is being raised at Warley and numbers 910 all ranks.