§ MR. C. P. SCOTT (Lancashire, Leigh)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can now state under what circumstances the wife of General De Wet was placed in a concentration camp, and what were the grounds for treating her as a prisoner; whether she is now free to proceed to Cape Colony or to Europe; and, if not, whether she has been informed that she is at liberty to join her husband or any of the Boer forces in the field.
§ MR. BRODRICKMrs. De Wet was sent to Maritzburg some months ago from Johannesburg, where her presence was 30 undesirable, and she has since been detained in Natal. As regards her treatment she only has to contorm to certain local regulations which render permission necessary before leaving bounds. There is no objection to her leaving South Africa and proceeding whither she likes, but she will not be permitted to proceed to Cape Colony.