§ COLONEL MUREasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether he will lay upon the Table in their absolute entirety, every line of the Correspondence which has taken place between the authorities, Civil and Military, Imperial, or Colonial, in regard to the question of reinforcements of every arm for the Army in South Africa?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERSir, there has been every disposition, on the part of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for the Colonies and for War, to give the whole of the information in the possession of the Government with regard to this subject. My right hon. Friend the Colonial Secretary, in the Papers which he has already laid upon the Table, has not only given the usual official Correspondence, but has, in several instances, given personal and private and confidential telegrams such as are not usually laid before the House. He tells me he will look again, to be sure that he has not omitted anything; and my right hon. and gallant Friend the Secretary of State for War will do the same.
§ COLONEL MUREI beg to say that I referred not only to the past, but also to the future.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUEROf course I intend my answer to apply, not only to what has been presented, but to the Correspondence that has since taken place and will take place.