In the Lords on Monday Lord Herschell made a statement
as to the condition of the Territorial Force. On October 1st the strength was 9,236 officers and 252,152 non-commissioned officers and men. The number who were present in camp in 1912 for 15 days and over was 6,855 officers and 154,995 non- commissioned officers and men. The total number who failed to attend camp was 1,362 officers and 33,350 non-commissioned officers and men. Of these 37 officers and 6,019 non-commis- sioned officers and men were absent without leave. The recruits who joined in the year ended September 30th, 1912, numbered 57,946, compared with 39,086 in 1911, 42,239 in. 1910, and 110,020 in 1P9. Annual practice was carried out in 1912 by 131 batteries of artillery. Of the horse and field batteries that went to camp 102 took their full complement of horses. The average deficiency in the remaining 29 batteries was 11 horses. The total cost of the Force for the year ended March 31st, 1912, was estimated at 23,200,000.
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