§ MR. CHANNING (Northamptonshire, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether there have been any foreclosures of mortgages in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony since Lord Milner's proclamation of 9th October, permitting the recovery of interests on mortgages; and, if so, whether there have been any forced sales of land in pursuance of such foreclosures; and whether in any such case the mortgagor has been a prisoner of war.
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINThe answer is in the negative. I may point out that the proclamation in question does not apply to the Orange River Colony.
§ MR. CHANNINGMay I ask whether the date has yet been fixed for which it will be possible to sue for capital and interest?
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINNot that I am aware of.