17. Major WATTasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office what progress has been made with the formation of the Royal Defence Corps; and how many men were recruited up to the 1st January of this year?
§ Mr. HACKINGFigures for 1st January are not yet available, but the strength of the corps on 31st October last was 84 officers and 1,042 men out of a total establishment of 192 officers and 6,177 men.