§ MR. LAMBERTI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can state approximately the number of Boer prisoners of war, how many Boers capable of bearing arms are in the British laagers, and the number of fighting Boers still in arms against us in South Africa.
§ * MR. BRODRICKThe number of Boer prisoners of war is approximately 16,000. I do not know how many Boers capable of bearing arms are in the British laagers, or how many Boers are still in arms.
§ MR. LAMBERTCan you not give us the total approximately?
§ * MR. BRODRICKI have no recent data.