§ 2. £2,400, Supplementary, Colonial Office.
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Motion made and Question proposed—
That a supplementary sum not exceeding £2,400 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charge which will come in the course of payment during the year ending 31st March 1899, for salaries and expenses of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies.
§ SIR E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETTI would like to ask whether I should be in order on this Vote, which includes £750 for salaries, wages, and allowances, in discussing the position of affairs in the Transvaal?
§ Question put and passed.