SIR HOWARD VINCENTI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if, 1146 before sanctioning any increase in the present musketry requirements of the Volunteer force, and bearing in mind that they exceed those of the Army Reserve, Militia, and Yeomanry, and entail in most cases of urban corps frequent journeys to distant ranges, he will give consideration to the difficulties encountered in fulfilling the existing conditions, owing to the paucity of target accommodation and the restrictions to which the ranges available are subject.
LORD STANLEYThe cases alluded to would appear to be amply covered by paragraphs 5 and 6 of the draft of the scheme of efficiency laid before the House, which will be generously interpreted.