§ Mr. BENNETT-GOLDNEYasked the Secretary of State for War (1) the number of recruit officers and of recruits of the Territorial Army who have fired the standard test, Table A, Part I., for the musketry year 1911–12; and if he will say how many in each category qualified in the above test; how many fired and failed to qualify; how many have not fired the standard test; (2) the number of officers, non-commissioned officers, and trained men, respectively, in the Territorial Army who have fired the standard test, Table B, Part II., for the musketry year 1911–12; if he will say how many in each of the above three categories fired this test on an open range; how many on a 536W thirty-five yards or miniature range; and (3) the number of officers, non-commissioned officers, and trained men, respectively, in the Territorial Army who qualified in the standard test, Table B, Part II., for the musketry year 1911–12; if he will also say how many in each of the above categories fired this test but failed to qualify; and of these how many have been returned as efficient with certificates from their commanding officers that they have fired at least fifty rounds of ball ammunition or its equivalent on an open range or a thirty-five yards or miniature range, respectively?
§ Colonel SEELYThe statistics required are being compiled, but the labour involved is very heavy, and it is not expected that the figures will be ready until the beginning of next month.