§ MR. MANSFIELD (Lincolnshire, Spalding)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether the instructions given to officers buying horses abroad are the same as those given to officers purchasing in England, or whether the question of age and value are left to the discretion and judgment of every buyer.
LORD STANLEYThe instructions are practically the same for all purchasing officers, and are not left to the discretion of individuals. The question of age is the same for all countries. The price is fixed according to the market value of the animals in each country as reported by the officer in charge of the purchasing operations to the Inspector General of Remounts.