§ SIR HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can state what was the deficiency of officers in the Volunteer Force on the 1st of March.
§ MR. BRODRICKThe number of vacancies was 1,987 on 1st March. This number, however, would be reduced by 400 if officers either at present on active service or awaiting absorption were reckoned.