§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER (Croydon)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether, when the new arrangement whereby recruits will pass direct to their battalions and will not be retained at the regimental depots conies into operation, the existing establishment of these depots will be maintained; and, if so, what purpose it will serve.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERTo ask the Secretary of State for War what is the total number of officers, non-commissioned officers, and men employed in the regimental depots of the infantry of the
§ (Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Estates Commissioners have inquired into John Keating's application for reinstatement in an acre of land which he formerly held as sub-tenant, and have decided to take no action in the case.