§ MR. MUNRO FERGUSON (Leith Burghs)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether he can lay the despatches on the action at Magersfontein upon the Table.
§ MAJOR RASCH (Essex, S.E.)I beg at the same time to ask the Secretary of State for War when he will communicate to the public the despatches of Sir W. Gatacre dealing with the reverse of Stormberg, and those of Lord Methuen dealing with Magersfontein, fought 10th and 11th December, three months since.
*THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. J. POWELL-WILLIAMS,) (for Mr. Wyndham) Birmingham, S.In reply to these two ques- 727 tions, the despatches referred to are now being printed, and will shortly be gazetted.