§ MR. ARTHUR LEEI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War what is the approximate cost per annum of the permanent and instructional staff assigned to the Special Reserve, and for what total number of Special Reservists is this staff sufficient.
§ MR. HALDANEThe approximate annual cost of the Regular establishments of Special Reserve battalions, of the training brigades of Royal Artillery, and of the permanent staffs of Royal Reserve Artillery is £1,300,000. These staffs are considered to be sufficient to deal with the establishment of about 83,000 Special Reservists shown in the Estimates of this year; but the Regular establishments of Special Reserve battalions also handle recruits for the Line.
§ MR. ARTHUR LEEWill the sum of £1,300,000 cover the cost of the staff for both infantry and cavalry?
§ MR. HALDANEThe Special Reserve battalions and the Artillery.