§ MR. YOXALLI beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he is aware of the circumstances under
† See preceding Volume, page 987.578 which horses, not broken in, and too light and small for cavalry and mounted infantry use, were purchased by remount officers at Bowen, Queensland, at about £13 per horse. Whether these purchases were made from a firm or company in which Mr. Bergl, the present Army contractor for meat, and Messrs. Houlder Brothers, his guarantors, were associated. And, was the transport of the horses in question, from Queensland to South Africa, given to Messrs. Houlder Brothers.
§ MR. BRODRICKNo unbroken horses have been purchased in Australia. Mr. Bergl offered horses to Colonel Hunt, but the offer was not accepted.