§ 11. Sir J. D. REESasked whether General Pilcher spoke at the Meerut Rifle Meeting this month on his own account or as a representative of Army headquarters, and, in the latter case, whether it is the opinion of Army headquarters that on service it is really a disadvantage for a man to be a good shot unless he is also a good judge of distance; and whether such a speech as this, which is likely to discourage improvement in musketry in the Indian Army, will be formally repudiated on behalf of the Commander-in-Chief in India?
Mr. BAKERThe Secretary of State has no information on the subject, with which, if necessary, the Commander-in-Chief in India is fully competent to deal.