§ MR. R. N. FOWLER (LORD MAYOR)asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether, before Her Majesty's Government decide to extend the Native Reserve in Zululand, they will obtain the consent of the Zulu Chief's who will be affected by such extension, especially of Mnyamana, the most powerful chief in Cetywayo's territory; whether he is aware that the Usutus have again asked Sir Henry Bulwer to allow Mr. William Grant to visit them; and, whether such permission will be granted?
§ MR. EVELYN ASHLEYSir, we have instructed Sir Henry Bulwer to ascertain the views of Mnyamana and others as to this question of the Reserve. I do not quite understand the second part of the Question, as the Usutus are a party scattered all over Zululand; but, as a matter of fact, we have received no such request since the death of Cetywayo. As far as our permission is required, it will depend not only on who asks for it, but on the how, the why, the when, and the where.