§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERTo ask the Secretary of State for War what number of men and boys entered and left the Regular Army, Militia, Yeomanry, and Volunteers, respectively, during the year 1905, the waste in the case of the Regular Army not to include men struck off on account of death, permanent invaliding, or inprisonment for felony or misdemeanour, but to include all men passing into the Army Reserve.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) In calculating the wastage for the Regular Forces, it has not been possible to exclude men struck oft' for imprisonment for felony or misdemeanour, as the figures for these items are only rendered in the annual Returns. Net desertions and net numbers going to the Reserve only have been included. The figures for the year 1905 are accordingly as follows:—
| Entered. | Left. | |
| Regular Army | 37,539 | 45,844 |
| Militia | 33,182 | 34,646 |
| Imperial Yeomanry | 4,386 | 5,769 |
| Volunteers (inclusive of H.A.C.) | 49,534 | 52,937 |