§ SIR ROBERT HOBARTTo ask the Secretary of State for War whether, as the Northumberland Artillery Militia are mainly recruited at Newcastle-on-Tyne, the headquarters could be moved to Newcastle-on-Tyne Royal Artillery Barracks from Berwick-on-Tweed, by which means the expense of conveying men backwards and forwards, both on joining and dismissal, between Newcastle and Berwick, en route for Portsmouth, where the regiment is trained, would be saved.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) To move the headquarters of the regiment to Newcastle would necessitate the building of quarters and accessories similar to those available at Berwick, and the acquisition of a site for this purpose. No funds are, however, available.