§ MR. W. FOWLERasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether the attention of Her Majesty's Government has been called to the publication or issue of advertisements and circulars in the colony of Natal, inviting able bodied men who were prepared to provide their own horses and carbines to volunteer for active service in Zululand; whether Mr. Johan Colenbrander, agent of the chief Zibebu, was the person with whom the volunteers were requested to communicate; whether a number of adventurers have proceeded to the Native Reserve, in response to this invitation, and have been engaged in plundering Natives of their cattle; and, if so, why the Natal authorities took no steps to prevent the organization of this illegal force; and, what steps Her Majesty's Government have taken, or intend to take, to restrain white marauders in Zululand?
§ MR. COURTNEYThe attention of Her Majesty's Government has been drawn to the advertisements mentioned. No official account of the alleged proceedings has yet been received; but Sir Henry Bulwer has been desired to report upon the matter, and when his Report arrives Her Majesty's Govern- 677 ment will consider what action should be taken. In the meanwhile, it is clearly impossible to give any authoritative answer to the specific Questions of my hon. Friend.