§ MR. MOON (St. Pancras, N.)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the existing state of uncertainty as regards the future of the Volunteer Force, and the inconvenience occasioned thereby to all ranks of the force, he can indicate approximately any date on which the Report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the organisation and conditions of service of (he Volunteers is likely to be issued.
(Answered, by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster.) The taking of evidence is
| Militia. | Yeomanry. | Volunteers. | |||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| 1893–4. | 10 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903–4. | 18 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
§ These figures are arrived at by dividing the total estimated charges for the several forces by their effective numbers, according to the latest returns prior to the Estimates. The cost per head of the Militia for 1903–4 is somewhat below normal, as provision was not made for training the whole of the force that year. The Yeomanry Vote for 1903–4 is somewhat high, as the Estimate provided for an establishment considerably in excess of the effectives at the beginning of the year. If the number, 29,000, for which the Estimate provided were taken as the divisor, the cost would be £21 2s. 8d. per head.