HC Deb 01 March 1912 vol 34 c1775W
MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINE

asked the Under-Secretary of State for War when will the Special Reserve be fitted out with the newly converted rifle?

Colonel SEELY

No definite date can at present be given, but the re-armament will be effected during the coming financial year.

MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINE

asked the Under-Secretary of State for War what is the scope of the Special Reserve upon mobilisation, and they will be used to fill up vacancies in the Regular Army?

Colonel SEELY

The general scope of the Special Reserve on mobilisation was fully explained by the Secretary of State for War in Debate on Army Estimates on 27th July, 1908.