§ 20. General CROFTasked whether specimens of the Madsen gun have been sent to General Headquarters, France, for trial; and whether he can state that the immediate manufacture of this weapon will be proceeded with?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONA representative of General Headquarters, France, was present at the recent trial, the report of which has been sent to General Headquarters for observations. I am not at present in a position to make any statement.
§ General Sir IVOR PHILIPPSWas the officer who came from France a machine-gun expert or was he only a military expert?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONHe was a very distinguished general.
§ Sir I. PHILIPPSHad he any experience of machine-gun manufacture and of its use in the field?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI think every distinguished general in the field has had a great many opportunities of watching the effect of machine guns, and of knowing how they are used.