§ Major ANSTRUTHER-GRAYasked the Secretary of State for War if he will state the shortages in officers and men of the Special Reserve and Territorial Force for 1st January, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, respectively?
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§ Mr. HALDANEThe shortage in officers and non-commissioned officers and men in the Special Reserve and Territorial Force in the years from 1st January, 1907, to 1st January, 1911, was as follows:—
Officers. N. C. O's. and Men. 1st January, 1907— Militia 1,091 … 37,517 Imperial Yeomanry and Volunteers 2,810 … 89,979 1st January, 1908— Militia 1,231 … 39,115 Imperial Yeomanry and Volunteers 2,707 … 95,905 1st January, 1909— Special Reserve 1,293 … 11,267 Territorial Force 2,629 … 103,410 1st January, 1910— Special Reserve 1,225 … 18,047 Territorial Force 1,518 … 39,236 1st January, 1911— Special Reserve 1,253 … 21,880 Territorial Force 1,514 … 44,106