§ Captain CLIVEasked the numbers of the troops inspected by the Inspector-General of the Over-seas Forces at Khartoum and Cyprus, respectively; what was the cost of each of these journeys and the time occupied upon them; and the same information as to the numbers of troops, estimated time, and cost of the proposed visit of inspection to the West Indies?
§ Colonel SEELYThe journey from Malta to Cyprus, Egypt and the Soudan and back to Malta occupied about six weeks, and the approximate cost is about £350. The journey from London to the West Indies and back will take about six weeks, and the cost will be about £600. The establishment of troops on the British establishments at Khartoum and Cyprus amounts to almost 870, and at Bermuda and Jamaica to almost 2,500. The local Colonial troops in the West Indies will also be inspected.