§ Mr. AMERYasked what amounts were expended on the Territorial Force and on the Bulgarian Army respectively, in the fiscal year 1911–12; what were the relative peace strengths of the Territorial Force and the Bulgarian Army on 1st October last; how many men of at least one year's training and over nineteen years of age the Bulgarians have put in the field during the last two months; and how many men over nineteen and of at least one fortnight's training the Territorial Force could put in the field at the present time?
§ Colonel SEELYThe information is as follows:—
Territorial Force Estimates £3,200,000 Bulgarian Army Estimate £1,620,021 Territorial Force strength, 1/10/12 261,388 Bulgarian peace establishment, 1/10/12 59,529 Bulgarian Army. Approximate number of men of at least one year's training and over 19 years of age, which has been put into the field during the last two months 340,000 Territorial Force. Numbers of N.C.O.'s and men who attended camp in 1912 for days over 154,995 The statistics do not show how many of these were of nineteen years of age and over.