§ CAPTAIN SINCLAIR (Forfarshire)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he is now prepared to state when the despatches relating to the following operations in South Africa will be published, namely, the action at Paardeberg, the advance to Bloemfontein, the siege and relief of Ladysmith, and the further operations in Cape Colony and Natal.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURAs, I think, I indicated, there are difficulties in the way of publishing these despatches at present, but I hope that the delay will not be very long.
§ CAPTAIN SINCLAIRBefore the Supplementary Estimate comes on?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI believe not.
§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLWhen they are published, will the right hon. Gentleman undertake that they shall be published as written, and shall not be re-edited as the Magersfontein despatch was?
§ [No answer was given.]