§ MR. McCRAE (Edinburgh, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can state what proportion of the total estimated expenditure of £ 3,514,000 for the now Territorial Army will be subject to the audit and control of the accounting officers.
§ MR. HALDANEA little less than half the total will be accounted for in detail as direct War Department expenditure by the accounting officer. As regards the remainder, all payments to the associations will be subject to the audit and control of that officer.
§ MR. McCRAEI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if the proposed grant in aid of £ 75 per company, after deducting association expenditure, will be allocated pro rata to each battalion, or whether county associations will have power to differentiate the amounts to be expended by each battalion under this and other heads of expenditure.
§ MR. HALDANEThe £ 75 is, of course, an estimate, but, whatever the figure for the establishment grant may be, there is no doubt that discretion will be left to the associations as to the method of allotment, as the needs pf corps will vary.