HC Deb 09 December 1908 vol 198 c454
MR. RENWICK (Newcastle-on-Tyne)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he will state what number of batteries of Royal Artillery are at present stationed in Newcastle-on-Tyne; what number of men and horses belonging to each battery are actually in barracks there; and what is the age of the guns with which such batteries are armed.

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. ACLAND, Yorkshire, Richmond)

There is one training brigade of Royal Feld Artillery of three batteries at Newcastle-on-Tyne. The strength of men and horses according to the latest Returns are as follows:—

37th battery: 84 men; 43 horses.
61st battery: 80 men; 45 horses.
65th battery: 88 men; 41 horses.
The howitzers with which they are armed are six or seven years old.