§ MR. MARKHAM (Nottinghamshire, Mansfield)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether any payments for cables have been made by His Majesty's Government through the Chartered Company to Reuter's Agency, or the Central News Agency, during the war in South Africa, under the agreement made by the present Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs with the Chartered Company on the 11th January, 1900.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThis Question should be addressed to the Secretary for War.
§ MR. MARKHAMThen I will ask the right hon. Gentleman the Secretary for War.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. BRODRICK,) Surrey, GuildfordThe answer is no, Sir.
§ MR. MARKHAMWill the right hon. Gentleman tell me to what Department I should apply for the information?
§ MR. BRODRICKI am afraid I cannot. The answer to the Question, whether any payment has been made, is in the negative.