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fair education should be for a young man entering the army 1. — I think that he ought to know 

 one foreign language ; French, I think, should be rendered absolutely necessary. I also think 

 that he should know a certain amount of mathematics and a certain amount of Latin. 



6381. (Lt.-Cul. Chemey.) Keferring to what you have said N^th regard to examinations, am 

 I to understand that your opinion of the present system of regimental examinations is that they 

 are unsatisfactory and are slurred over? — I think that there are several objections to them. I 

 do not mean to say that there is any intention on the part of the boards to slur over the exami- 

 nation in any way, but I think that the boards are not well constituted ; one board may put very 

 severe questions, and another board may put the reverse, so that there is not the same 

 standard of examination. 



0382. {Maj.-Gen. Haythorne.) Do you think that there would be any difficulty in carrying 

 out in India a practical course of instruction in field-works, military surveying, outpost duty, 

 and such like, in consequence of the short period during the cold season which is available for 

 drill, rifle practice, &c.1 — It may be so at some of the hot stations, but, as far as I know, most of 

 the troops are being as much as possible taken out of the plains. Certainly in the North-west 

 Provinces they could do it. In the Madi-as Presidency there might be a difficulty. 



6383. But in each presidency several stations exist where it might be carried out? — Yes; it 

 can be carried out at Bangalore now ; it is a much cooler spot. 



6384:. On the Bombay side could it be done % — I am not acquainted with the Bombay side, 

 but as regards the great mass of troops in India it could be done ; throughout the whole of the 

 North-west Provinces it could be done. 



0385. {Lord de Bos.) As regards the difficulties which have been alluded to in India, do you 

 not think them rather exceptional than otherwise, and that they would not interfere with any 

 general principle 1 — Certainly. 



6386. As regards languages you speak of Latin as useful for the young officers ; I suppose, 

 because you consider that the study of the classics teaches you not only classical knowledge, but 

 how to read and digest many other kinds of knowledge? — I think so. I should not require a 

 very high proficiency, but certainly enough to read Caesar. 



0387. As regards the instruction of officers generally, do not you consider that the com- 

 manding officers of battalions are the proper instructors for every thing, and do you see any reason 

 why they should not be so ? — I certainly consider that they ought to be. 



0388. You are aware that the first person who introduced any thing like field and outpost 

 instruction in our service was Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, of the 7th Fusileers. Do you see any 

 reason why it should not be done now \ — None whatever. 



6389. Taking those commanding officers of regiments whom you personally know, would 



