HC Deb 21 January 1902 vol 101 c455
MR. SWIFT MACNEILL (Donegal, S.)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, whether he will state how many rounds of ammunition to a man were there in the camp of Tweefontein at the time of the attack and capture of that camp by the Boers; how many rounds of ammunition did the Boers capture; and can he explain why the public have not been placed in possession of this information.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (MR. BRODRICK,) Surrey, Guildford

Lord Kitchener has not thought it necessary to forward any information on this subject, so I do not imagine the amount to be large.

MR. SWIFT MACNEILL

Will the right hon. Gentleman telegraph to Lord Kitchener for the information?

MR. BRODRICK

No, Sir.