§ Mr. MacVEAGHasked whether the M'Adam spades with which the Canadian soldiers were supplied at Salisbury Plain have been discarded; and, if so, under what circumstances?
§ Mr. TENNANTIt is necessary that the entrenching implement should be carried on the person, and as the Canadian troops had no means of doing this with their spade, the service pattern with the appropriate fitment was issued to them.