§ MR. ARTHUR LEEasked the Secretary of State for War whether, having complied with the request made to him last week, that he should arrange to exhibit the converted 15-pounder field gun to Members of that House, he would also bring up the 18-pounder quick-firing gun, in order that hon. Members might have an opportunity of studying the comparative values of the guns which were to be supplied to the Territorial Army and to the Regular Forces, respectively.
§ MR. HALDANEI have already, at the request of the hon. Member, blocked up the Star Chamber Court with field artillery, and to put in any more would, I think, have a deterrent effect. If any hon. Member wishes to see the 18-pounder gun, I shall be glad to make arrangements for him to do so.
§ MR. ARTHUR LEEWill not the right hon. Gentleman arrange to give an exhibition of these two guns, so that hon. Members may see for themselves the inferiority of the gun to be supplied to the Territorial Army?
§ MR. HALDANEYou can go down to Woolwich and see them. I am not going to bring these guns up here. These are the very guns which were commended in the House of Lords by Lord Roberts for firing batteries of sixty rounds a minute.