§ MR. LAMBERT (Devonshire, South Molton)I beg to ask the First Lord of 1489 the Treasury whether he can give the House any information as to the condition and treatment of British prisoners at Pretoria: and whether any overtures for the exchange of prisoners of War have been made by the Transvaal Government; if not, would any such overtures be favourably considered by the Government.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURWe have no information of the condition or evidence of the ill-treatment of British prisoners at Pretoria, and we have no confirmation of a statement that the Transvaal Government have proposed an exchange of prisoners.