§ Mr. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)I beg to ask the Postmaster General, as representing the Secretary of State for the Colonies, if he will state on what ground the practice of granting permits in this country to persons desirous of proceeding to the Transvaal or Orange River Colony has been discontinued; and will he state or publish the conditions under which permits are now granted, on application to the permit office, at the port of debarkation in South Africa.
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN,, for Mr. J. CHAMBERLAIN) Worcestershire, E.The practice has been discontinued because of the practical difficulties of giving effect in this country to the provisions of the local laws on the subject. A notice on the subject of the issue of these permits has been published by the Transvaal and Orange River Colony Governments and will be communicated to the Press in this country.