§ MR. COURTHOPETo ask the Secretary of State for War whether any, and, if so, what, limit of maximum breech pressure was imposed by the War Office when firms of ammunition manufacturers were invited to submit high-velocity ammunition with pointed bullets for testing experiments; whether any of the ammunition exceeded this limit; and, if so, was such ammunition rejected on this ground.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) As regards the first part of the Question the condition was that the mean pressure should not exceed 19.5 tons at 120° F., and that no round should exceed 20 tons. The reply to the rest of the Question is in the affirmative.