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passed by 7 votes. While this might have been treated merely as a vote of no confidence in
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The motion was made during committee and so the vote had a low turnout compared with other votes of no confidence. The opposition therefore made a motion that the secretary of war's salary be reduced by ยฃ100, effectively removing the confidence of the house from the secretary of state. The motion was
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reported that new barrels for the Army's .303 rifles which were suitable for cordite bullets were being fitted, but that "it is unnecessary at present to provide for more than a liberally estimated supply for one year". The
Conservative frontbench had been assured privately that there were adequate
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offered his resignation. As
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supplies, and cordite could be manufactured quickly, but the party chose to raise the issue in the House of
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was a new form of explosive which had only come into use a few years before 1895, and the Army was in the process of equipping with it. In the Army
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