§ Viscount CASTLEREAGHasked the Secretary of State for War when the charger-loading rifle will be issued to the Territorial infantry; and, seeing that members of the force who are desirous of fitting at their own expense new barrels to the rifles now in their possession wish to avoid the expense of doing so if the rifles are to be called in, will he make some announcement as to the precise date?
§ Mr. HALDANEThe issue of these rifles will be commenced very shortly, and it is hoped that the whole of the infantry will be armed with them before the next training season.