§ * COLONEL LEGGE (St. George,) Hanover SquareI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he is in a position to publish the names of the committee of ladies who are to go out and visit the Boer refugee camps, and report on their condition.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. BRODRICK,) Surrey, GuildfordThe committee of ladies whom it is proposed to appoint to visit the Boer concentration camps and co-operate with the local committees will be composed as follows:—Lady Knox, who has considerable experience of South Africa before and during the war, and whose ministrations to the sick and wounded in Ladysmith did much to alleviate their sufferings; Mrs. Fawcett, LL. D., who has taken a leading position in all movements for the improvement of the condition of working women; Miss Lucy Deane, His Majesty's inspector of factories, who has very large experience in special investigation and in inquiries into matters relating to women and children; Miss Scarlett and Dr. Jane Watherston, who are both medical graduates, with considerable practical experience of work abroad—both are now in South Africa; Miss Brereton, who has been in charge of the Yeomanry hospital in South Africa, and who has much administrative experience. The appointment of the two last named cannot be completed pending further information as to the time which they can spare from their professional calls. Lady Knox, Mrs. Fawcett, and Miss Deane left for South Africa this morning.