§ MR. CHARLES HOBHOUSE: (Bristol, E.)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can now state the number of recruits for the three months of April, May, and June, for the year 1905, and the normal establishment for the same year.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster.) The number of recruits enlisted during April, May, and June,1905, excluding re-enlisted men and those enlisted for colonial corps, is as follows —
The regimental establishment of noncommissioned officers and men for the current year, excluding Colonial corps and Native Indian troops, is 260,418.
April 1,553 May 1,842 June 1,999