§ Lieut. - Colonel HURSTasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the sum of 1s. only per day per head is to be allowed for the men's messing in the forthcoming camp of the East Lancashire Territorial Division; whether this represents no increase on the pre-war allowance; and whether, if these facts are correct, he will consider the expediency of doubling such allowance?
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONThe cash allowance of 1s. a day per head which will be issued for extra messing represents no increase on the pre-war allowance, but the issue in kind will be an increased ration which includes groceries, whereas 2769W the ration issued before the War consisted of bread and meat only.