§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILL (Donegal, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he will, in justice to Sir William Butler, now permit the publication of his despatches, when Acting Governor at the Cape, on the resources of the Boer Republic, the condition of British South Africa to repel invasion, and the probable effect on the British Colonies in South Africa in the event of a war between this country and the Transvaal; and whether Sir William Butler has himself requested that his despatches be published.
§ MR. BRODRICKI have nothing to add to the replies which have been given by my right hon. friend the First Lord of the Treasury to previous questions on this subject.
§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLWhat reply was it? The right hon. Gentleman must not answer my questions by references to previous answers.
†See preceding volume, page 333.591
§ MR. BRODRICKIf the hon. Member chooses to put the same question time after time. I am not going to occupy the time of the House by repeating the answers.