HC Deb 12 March 1883 vol 277 cc203-4
LORD JOHN MANNERS

asked the Secretary of State for War, What is the disposition of Her Majesty's Troops in South Africa, and what force is available for securing, if necessary, the due observance of the territorial arrangements of the Convention with the Transvaal?

THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTON

The distribution of Her Majesty's Forces in South Africa is as follows:—At the Cape, 1,015; in Natal, 1,560; in Zulu- land, 430; and on the way out, 94; making a total of 3,099. The whole Force is available for any duty it may be called upon to undertake.