§ SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT (Monmouthshire, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 272 whether he will lay upon the Table the Instructions under which Colonel Richard Martin is to exercise authority in the territory of the South African Chartered Company; whether that authority extends to operations within the district of the Chartered Company north of the Zambesi; and, whether he will lay upon the Table any Correspondence which has passed between Her Majesty's Government and the Chartered Company with respect to the administration of the territory comprised within the Charter?
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINThe principle of Imperial control over the police force lately in the service of the Chartered Company will be applied north and south of the Zambesi. Sir R. Martin's present instructions apply to the territory south of the Zambesi. As regards territory to the north of the river, the question is being considered in conjunction with the Foreign Office. The correspondence on the whole subject is not yet complete, but Papers will be laid as soon as practicable.
§ SIR W. HARCOURTWill the Instructions to Sir Richard Martin be laid on the Table?
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINCertainly.