MR. TANKERVILLE CHAMBER-LAYNE (Southampton)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether 1321 there will be an Inquiry into the causes which led to the recent railway accident in South Africa, in which so many soldiers of the Hampshire Regiment were killed; and whether, if it should be proved that the accident was due to any negligence on the part of those in control of the line or their servants, the families of these men will be in a position to sue for compensation, as they could have done had the accident occurred in England.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. BRODRICK,) Surrey, GuildfordAn Inquiry has. I believe, been held, but the report has not yet reached me. The families of the men who have been killed or permanently incapacitated will be treated in the same way as regards pensions as if the men had fallen in action. I am not prepared on the information before me to accept any-further liability on the part of the Government.