§ MR. HADDOCK (Lancashire, North Lonsdale)To ask the President of the Local Government Board, what was the reduction in the death rate in Germany and the United Kingdom between the years 1870 and 1906.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) The Registrar-General's figures for England and Wales only give the death rates for the German Empire from 1872 onwards. I have thought it better, therefore, to compare the quinquennia 1872–1876 and 1901–1905, and the single years 1872 and 1905.
§ what branches of the service do they belong; whether such men continue to be reckoned as forming a part of the Reserve immediately available on the outbreak of war; and whether in the event of the Reservists residing in any of the self-governing Colonies failing to rejoin the colours when called upon, the Army Council can enforce their return, or can take any legal steps to that end outside the jurisdiction of the courts of the United Kingdom.
§ (Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.)
1363| Return of Army Reservists who have permission to reside Abroad. 1st January, 1908. | ||||||||||||||
| Arm of the Service. | Places having Garrisons. | |||||||||||||
| Africa, S. | Africa, W. | Bermuda. | Ceylon. | China and Hong Kong. | Egypt. | Gibraltar. | India, including Aden and Burmah. | Indies, W. | Malta. | Straits Settlement. | Jamaica. | Mauritius. | Total. | |
| Household Cavalry | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cavalry of the Line | 160 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 38 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 209 |
| Royal Horse and Field Artillery | 85 | — | 7 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 119 | — | 6 | 14 | — | 1 | 282 |
| Royal Garrison Artillery | 21 | — | 7 | 2 | 27 | — | 11 | 48 | — | 6 | 13 | — | 1 | 136 |
| Royal Engineers | 48 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 63 |
| Foot Guards | 48 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 53 |
| Infantry of the Line | 169 | — | 5 | 2 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 389 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 670 |
| Army Service Corps | 71 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 81 |
| Army Ordnance Corps | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Royal Army Medical Corps | 49 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 55 |
| Royal Malta Artillery | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 426 | — | — | — | 437 |
| Total | 656 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 92 | 60 | 36 | 598 | 14 | 450 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 1,997 |
| Return of Army Reservists who have permission to reside Abroad. 1st January, 1908. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arm of the Service. | Other places. | ||||||||||||||||||
| At Sea. | America, N.* | America, S.* | Australia. | Canada. | France. | Germany. | New Zealand. | Uganda. | To travel. | Siam. | Switzerland. | Abyssinia. | Canary Inlands. | British New Guinea. | Malay States. | Falkland Islands. | Total. | Grand total. | |
| Household Cavalry | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Cavalry of the Line | 61 | 17 | — | 15 | 299 | — | — | 6 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 352 | 622 |
| Royal Horse and Field Artillery | 134 | 22 | — | 16 | 558 | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 609 | 1,025 |
| Royal Garrison Artillery | 62 | 8 | — | 9 | 301 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 322 | 520 |
| Royal Engineers | 23 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 195 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | 317 |
| Foot Guards | 44 | 7 | — | 7 | 245 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 263 | 360 |
| Infantry of the Line | 522 | 71 | 11 | 55 | 1,522 | 4 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,703 | 2,895 |
| Army Service Corps | 43 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 146 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 282 |
| Army Ordnance Corps | 3 | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 28 |
| Royal Army Medical Corps | 27 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 89 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 187 |
| Royal Malta Artillery | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 444 |
| Total | 924 | 155 | 16 | 120 | 3,372 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3,764 | 6,685 |
| *Exclusive of British Pus-sessions. |