§ Sir STUART COATSasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the discrimination involved in the fact that machine-gun companies are not supplied with cookers, so that they are deprived of hot meals when on active service, although such are regularly provided for the accompanying Infantry, the War Office will come to a decision, without further delay, as to the type of cooker which is most suitable and supply one to each machine-gun company as soon as possible?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe War Office would be glad to supply travelling kitchens to all units, but unfortunately there are difficulties of organisation and provision, which render it impracticable in 1861W certain cases. There is, of course, no discrimination against the machine-gun companies.