§ MR. YERBURGHI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Waima incident of December, 1893, when three British officers and seven men of the West Indian Regiment were killed by French troops on British soil, has been included in the general negotiations; and whether he can now inform the House if any settlement of the Waima incident hag been arrived at; if so, will he state the terms; if not, will he inform the House whether the Government propose to grant adequate compensation to the wives and families of said officers and men?
MR. CURZONThe question of compensation for the Waima incident was not included in the recently terminated Niger negotiations, but has been included in more general negotiations which will now be resumed. Pending a settlement of these, the question of a Government grant to the families of the deceased is under consideration.