MR. GIBSON BOWLES (Lynn Regis)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, what is the nature of the inquiries being conducted by the Departmental Committee at the War Office presided over by General Sir Reginald Gipps; does this inquiry deal with complaints made of the conduct of military officers or other officials employed in connection with the operations in South Africa; why is it deemed necessary to appoint this Committee: when was it appointed, and will its proceedings or recommendations be made public, and, if so, when.
§ MR. BRODRICKThe Commander-in-Chief appointed a Committee of a confidential nature to report to him on certain questions concerning Officers. The Committee is purely Departmental, and I am not prepared to make any statement as to its proceedings or recommendations.