§ MR. SLOAN (Belfast, S.)To ask the Secretary of State for War if he can state why the 2nd West Yorks battalion, stationed at Belfast, was divided and sent to Newry for field training; for what reason has the Black Mountain training, near Belfast, been abolished; and what is the cost of the training ground at Newry.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster.) The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Ireland, reports that this regiment was ordered to Newry owing to the absence of sufficient barrack accommodation at Belfast and difficulty of obtaining suitable ground for company training within reasonable distance of Belfast; that the Black Mountain is not suitable and is strictly preserved; and that nothing is paid at Newry for the ground, worked over.