§ Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSasked the Under-Secretary of State for War if he will state hew many effective aeroplanes are 553W now owned by the War Department; how many of them are of English and French manufacture; and how many of each sort have been purchased since 1st January, 1911?
§ Colonel SEELYThere are twelve effective aeroplanes at present owned by the War Department, and three more are under reconstruction in the factory. Of these, nine are of English and six are of French manufacture. Seven aeroplanes of English and four of French manufacture have been purchased since 1st January, 1911.