§ MAJOR SEELY (Isle of Wight)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether he will give the number of recruit- 1094 obtained for the Volunteers from 1st November last year to the end of February.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Brodrick.) The number of recruits obtained between the 1st October, 1902 and 1st January, 1903 was 9,153. The figures asked for cannot be given as the returns are only rendered quarterly.