§ MR. CARLILEI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can furnish the House with a detailed analysis of the relative merits of the service rifle and the Ross rifle.
§ MR. HALDANEThe merits and demerits of these rifles are matters of opinion, and I cannot undertake to discuss them within the limits of a reply to a Question.
§ MR. CARLILEWill the right hon. Gentleman lay on the Table the results of the inquiry into this matter?
§ MR. HALDANEI think I had better not. We have had to consider the merits of many rifles, including the Ross rifle, and I do not think it would be in the public interest to enter into details with regard to any individual rifle.