§ Major ANSTRUTHER-GRAYasked what is the present shortage of officers, respectively, in the Regular Army, the Special Reserve, and the Territorial Forces?
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§ Mr. HALDANEThe shortages on the establishments are as follow:—Regular Army, 154; Special Reserve, 1,195; Territorial Force, 1,519. In the Regular Army ninety-five vacancies are in the infantry for which candidates are now available.
§ Captain BARINGasked whether any special steps were being taken to remedy the deficiency of 1,514 officers and 44,106 non-commissioned officers and men in the Territorial Force?
§ Mr. HALDANEThe responsibility for the recruiting for the Territorial Force rests with the County Associations, and they are taking the measures they deem expedient to recruit up to the establishment.