§ CAPTAIN CRAIG (Down, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can state the strength of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Battalions Royal Irish Rifles in officers, non-commissioned officers, and men on assembling for annual training this year, the number who have joined the Special Reserve, and the number who have taken their discharge from each battalion, respectively; and can he state, with regard to the total number who have joined the Special Reserve, how many have joined for one year and longer periods, respectively.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. ACLAND,) Yorkshire, RichmondAs these battalions only finished training on 948 Saturday last, I am not yet in possession of the particulars asked for, but I will call for a Report and furnish the hon. and gallant Member with the information.