§ MR. COWANI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War when he proposes to issue the Return ordered by the House on 12th March, giving, under different headings of Army Expenditure, the relative amounts devoted to the expeditionary force and immobile defences, such as coast protection.
§ MR. HALDANEThis Return, which involves an immense amount of clerical i labour, is in course of preparation. I; regret that I cannot at present name a: date for its issue.