§ MR. PEEL (Manchester, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the fact that an Inspector General of Yeomanry has been appointed, he proposes to appoint an Inspector General for Militia, and also one for Volunteers; will he state what are the relations of the said Inspector General to the Inspector General of Auxiliary Forces and Inspector General of Cavalry; will his duties be those of administration or of inspection merely; if the latter, what will his relations be to the General Officers commanding Army corps; and how will he perform his duties in view of the fact that the majority of Yeomanry regiments undergo their annual training at the same period of the year.
LORD STANLEYIt is not proposed to appoint an Inspector General for Militia or for Volunteers. The Inspector General for Yeomanry will inspect the units of his branch of the service as regards technical details in a similar manner to that in which the technical inspections of the Cavalry, the Militia Artillery and Engineers are carried out by the Inspector General of Cavalry, the Inspector General of Garrison Artillery or the Inspector General of Fortifications or their representatives. The duties of the Inspector General will be those of inspection, and he will, like the other officers named, report to the Commander-in-Chief through the Adjutant General. The General Officers commanding Army Corps will remain charged with the duty of supervising 944 the military training and with inspection as regards military and general efficiency. In consequence of the limited period during which the training of Yeomanry Regiments takes place, it is impossible for one officer to carry out in one year all the inspections; the Inspector General of Cavalry, and other specially selected officers will be therefore detailed to inspect such regiments as cannot be inspected by the Inspector General of Yeomanry, who will, however, inspect every regiment at least biennially.