HC Deb 08 December 1902 vol 116 c223
MR. PIRIE

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War how many men were required to complete the establishment of the 1st and 2nd Army Corps respectively on 1st November, as shown by the Returns in the office of the Inspector General of Recruiting, as regards regulars—infantry, cavalry, and other branches—militia, and efficient volunteers.

MR. BRODRICK

This information cannot at present be given, for the reasons stated in the reply to the Question put by the hon. Member for the South Molton Division of Devonshire on the 25th ultimo, to which the hon. Member is requested to refer.†

MR. PIRIE

But surely the recruiting officers could supply that?