MR. E. J. GRIFFITH (Anglesey)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received any communication or report from Sir Alfred Milner on the subject matter of the petition recently despatched for presentation to Her Majesty by British subjects 737 resident in the Transvaal; and if so, whether he will lay upon the Table such communication or report.
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINwas not in his place.
MR. E. J. GRIFFITHI would ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether it is not usual for Ministers to remain in the House until questions have finished.
§ No answer was given.