§ SIR CHARLES DILKE (Gloucestershire, Forest of Dean)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can give 1558 the number of cavalry officers and men on the British establishment on 1st January, the number of cavalry horses on the British establishment at the same date, and the number or proportion of those horses considered fit for active service; and whether he can also state the number of officers and men and the number of horses required, apart from drafts, for the cavalry division of four brigades and other regular cavalry of the expeditionary force.
§ MR. HALDANEOn 1st January, the strength of the cavalry on what is technically known as the British establishment, i.e., at Home and in the Colonies, amounted to 566 officers and 14,112 men; and there were on the strength 10,217 horses, of which 9,195 may be estimated as fit for service. For the expeditionary force in the field, exclusive of reinforcing drafts, 327 officers, 7,055 men, and 8,043 horses are required.