§ MR. LONSDALE (Armagh, Mid)To ask the Secetary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to an order I of Lieutenant-General Smith-Dorrien discontinuing the present system of patrolling the streets of Aldershot, and placing soldiers on their honour not to misbehave; and whether, in the event of this experiment proving successful, a similar order will be issued to every command in the Kingdom.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The regulation as regards the patrolling of the streets of garrison towns by piquets is permissive. The practice is not universal, and the question as to the necessity or otherwise of employing men on this duty should be left to the discretion of the General Officers Commanding-in-Chief.