Commons Sitting of 22 March 1879

MINUTES.
SUPPLY—considered in Committee—Resolution [March 21] reported.
WAYS AND MEANS—considered in Committee—Resolution [March 21] reported.
PUBLIC BILL—Committee—Report—Consolidated Fund (No. 2) *.
The House met at Twelve of the clock.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."

QUESTION.
  SOUTH AFRICA—WAR OFFICE PAPERS.

    QUESTION.
    MR. SHAW LEFEVRE: I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, When he will lay upon the Table of the House the War Office Papers with reference to South Africa, and especially the Memorandum of Lord Chelmsford of September 14, to which I referred a few days ago?
    COLONEL STANLEY: I will endeavour to have the Papers circulated on Monday, if possible. The delay has taken place merely in order that we should avoid reprinting Papers that have already appeared in another series.

  SOUTH AFRICA—LORD CHELMSFORD.

    WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION.
    MR. E. JENKINS: Sir, I beg to give Notice that I shall withdraw from the Paper the Notice of Motion which I have given with regard to the Commander of the Forces in South Africa. After reading the despatch of the 9th February, addressed by Lord Chelmsford to the Government, I feel that it would be unjust and ungenerous to that Officer to leave upon the Paper any longer a Resolution which would appear to convey a personal reflection upon him, and that it is necessary to consider in what terms, if any, a censure on the Government is hereafter to be moved.
    Motion agreed to.

ORDER OF THE DAY.

  WAYS AND MEANS.
  Resolution [March 21] reported, and agreed to.
  Instruction to the Committee on the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill, That they have power to make provision therein pursuant to the said Resolution.
  House adjourned at a quarter after Twelve o'clock till Monday next.