§ SIR E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETTI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War what Imperial military forces are now available in South Africa for the protection of British colonists in Mashonaland?
§ MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANThe troops now in South Africa number about 3,300 men. Whether these may be held to be available for the purpose of the hon. Gentleman is a question upon which opinions may differ.