§ MR. THOMAS BAYLEY (Derbyshire, Chesterfield)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will give the amount that the managers of the Uganda Railway have paid in commission to the Colonial Crown Agents, and what was the nature of the service rendered for the commission or salary that was paid them.
§ LORD CRANBORNEThe total amount which the Uganda Railway Committee have up to date paid as commission to the Crown Agents for the Colonies is £22,778, representing about half per cent, on the total expenditure on the line. The services for which this payment has been made are set out in detail on page 8 of Africa No. 4 (1900).