§ MR. DILLONI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether the Boer prisoners in St. Helena, Ceylon, and India are allowed free communication and correspondence with the outside world; and whether they are allowed unrestricted use of books, newspapers, and writing material.
§ MR. BRODRICKBoer prisoners are allowed communication and correspondence with the outside world subject to censorship. Books and a limited supply of newspapers are also allowed under similar conditions.
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§ MR. DILLONIs it in accordance with the usages applicable to prisoners of war to limit their supply of newspapers and censor their correspondence?
§ *MR. SPEAKEROrder, order! Notice must be given of such a question.