§ MR. HENRY HOBHOUSE (Somersetshire, E.)I beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office if the Government have recently raised the charge for service ammunition supplied to rifle clubs from £4 to £5 per 1,000 rounds; and, if so, will he take steps to counteract the loss which would arise from this increased price to their clubs in their shooting practice.
§ MR. BRODRICKThe price charged has been that fixed by the current vocabulary rates; it was £5 per thousand from October, 1900, and from the 1st April next it will be £4 17s. 6d.; it has never been as low as £4.