§ MR. BURTasked the Secretary of State for War, If he can state whether any efforts have been made to recover the bodies of the two British troopers who lost their lives at the same time as Prince Louis Napoleon; and, if the bodies have been recovered, how they have been disposed of; whether any steps have been taken to ascertain if these unfortunate men had any parents or relatives dependent upon them to mourn their loss; and, if so, whether provision will be made for the support of such parents or relatives; and, whether the Government will use their influence to procure a suitable site for the erection of a memorial near to that which it is proposed to raise to the memory of Prince Louis Napoleon?
§ COLONEL STANLEYAll I can state, on the information I have been able to obtain, is that the bodies of the troopers 601 referred to were recovered at the same time as that of the Prince Imperial; and, as nothing has been said to the contrary, I presume that they were buried on the spot. That would be the most likely course. Those troopers belonged to the Colonial Force, and, consequently, I have no information as to their relatives; but I believe that funds are being raised in the Colony for the support of the families of those who have fallen in the war. I give that only as a matter of private information; I am not able to state it with authority. With regard to the latter part of the Question, as to whether the Government will use their influence to procure a suitable site for the erection of a memorial near to that which is proposed to raise to the memory of Prince Louis Napoleon, it has already been explained to the House that that is a matter in which the Government have no right to interfere.