§ MR. THOMAS BAYLEY (Derbyshire, Chesterfield)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the Colonial Office Force, the Niger Company's Military Force, and any other Military Forces in the Niger territory at the present time are under the clauses of the Mutiny Act?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYAll the British Military forces in the Niger territory except the Royal Niger Company's forces are subject to the Army Act. The Company's forces are subject to regulations made by the Company, which are similar in their character to the provisions of the Army Act.