§ CAPTAIN NORTON (Newington, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can state what orders have been given for the new pattern short rifle and where those orders have been placed, also the number of these rifles already manufactured and the number already issued.
§ *THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. ARNOLD-FORSTER,) Belfast, W.Orders have been placed as follows: New rifle, B.S.A. Company, 70,000; L.S.A. Company, 35,000; Sparkbrook, 19,000; Enfield Lock, 98,000; converted rifle, Sparkbrook, 25,000; Enfield Lock, 39,500. 158,000 short rifles have been already manufactured; and 130,000 have been issued to date.