§ MR. CHARLES ALLENI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can say under what law with respect to taxation the gold mines in the Transvaal have been worked since their re-opening; what was the date of its enactment; and whether the House will have an opportunity of discussing the provisions of the proposed new law before its enactment.
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINThe gold law in force is that of 1898, which has not been repealed. The reform of the gold law is at present under investigation by a local Commission, and until its Report has been considered, I am not in a position to make any statement.