§ MR. TULLY (Leitrim, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can state how many traction engines were purchased in Manchester for use in the war in South Africa, what was their total cost, and what reports has he received from the military experts as to their utility in the veldt.
LORD STANLEYSo far as I know, no engines were purchased in Manchester. A Committee, of which I am chairman, is now sitting to consider the various reports received from South Africa on the utility, or the reverse, of mechanical transport. We are also conducting various experiments which, it is hoped, will result in our being able to secure some satisfactory method of employing this kind of transport more extensively in the future.