§ GENERAL LAURIE (Pembroke and Haverfordwest)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether Dr. H. P. Veale, M.B. Cambridge, and the Rev. J. Godfrey, stated to be a clergyman of the Church of England at Pretoria, whose conduct in regard to the treatment of the British prisoners at Pretoria is reported on by Field Marshal Lord Roberts in his despatch of 27th June last, are respectively British subjects; and, if so, whether their position in the Transvaal was consistent with their nationality; and if any notice can be taken of their behaviour.
§ MR. BRODRICKWe are not aware whether Dr. Veale and the Rev. J. Godfrey were British subjects at the time 675 when they were concerned with the treatment of the British prisoners at Pretoria. I am advised that Mr. Godfrey is in colonial orders, and that we can take no notice of his behaviour. The question of Dr. Veale's position as a member of the Red Cross Society is under consideration.