§ Mr. COURTHOPEasked what progress has been made with the experiments preliminary to the adoption of a new magazine rifle; and whether he is yet in a position to give information to the House as to the breech action, bore, or sights of the new rifle?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Colonel Seely)Preliminary experiments have been made, and the further trials necessary before any definite conclusion can be arrived at are now in progress. I am not yet in a position to give any information on the points raised in the question.