HC Deb 10 June 1890 vol 345 c510
MR. WEBB (Waterford, W.)

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies how much was the "considerable quantity of corn" referred to in the following sentence on page 10 of the Report on the [Zululand] Blue Book for 1889:— The short crop caused a great scarcity of grain to exist, but which was, to some extent, met by the Local Government introducing a considerable quantity of corn, especially for seed purposes, and which was readily purchased by natives in want thereof at cost price"?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Baron H. de WORMS,) Liverpool, East Toxteth

The amount was 255 muids (of 2001bs.) equal to about 93 quarters Imperial measure.