§ COLONEL NOLAN (Galway, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if the War Department has sold, lent, or given any arms or ammunition to the Imperial British East Africa Company, or if any officer has inspected arms or ammunition for the East Africa Company?
§ *MR. E. STANHOPEThe Company have been allowed to purchase some rifles and carbines, with ammunition for them; but inspections have not been made on their behalf.
§ COLONEL NOLANI beg to ask the Attorney General if the Charter of the Imperial British East Africa Company confers on them the power of conferring military commissions?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir RICHARD WEBSTER,) Isle of WightThe Charter of the Imperial British East 907 Africa Company does not confer any power of conferring military commissions.