GENERAL RUSSELLI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether the attention of the Government has been called to the extreme cold which prevails, more especially at night, on the high plateaus of South Africa during the winter months commencing about April; and whether steps will be taken to insure large reserves of warm clothing being accumulated for issue to the troops when they are likely to require it.
* MR. J. POWELL-WILLIAMSYes, Sir. Considerable reserves of warm clothing have already been sent out, and more will be sent out as supplies come in from the trade.