§ SIR CHARLES DILKETo ask the Secretary of State for War what is the present deficiency in officers in the Auxiliary Forces, Militia, Yeomanry, and Volunteers, as compared with the establishment, and also in relation to the numbers actually serving in the ranks.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Brodrick.) The figures are as follows:—Deficiency: Militia, 675; Yeomanry, 419; Volunteers, 2,095. Included in the numbers deficient are seconded officers numbering 381, 60, and 239, respectively. The numbers deficient in establishment of the various arms are:—Militia, 20,407; Yeomanry, 8,106; Volunteers, 71,398.