§ MR. AIRD (Paddington, N.)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider the desirability of placing a distinctive mark upon the remainder of the present year's coinage, or upon some portion of it, as a record of the war in South Africa.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir M. HICKS BEACH,.) Bristol, WI am afraid I cannot entertain the suggestion of my hon. friend. It has not been the practice to make alterations in the designs of the coinage in order to record the wars in which this country has been enaged, and I do not know of any reason for making an exception in the case of the war in South Africa.