§ MR. LAMBERTI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies, what has been the price paid by the Repatriation Board in South Africa to the military authorities for horses, mules, oxen, and waggons respectively.
LORD STANLEYAfter much discussion between the Departments a lump sum was agreed upon, and we can only divide this arbitrarily among the different articles. It has accordingly been settled that the following prices may be accepted as correct. For brood mares £25, £20 and £12 each, according to height; for geldings, £15 each; for mules, £27 each; for oxen in poor condition £10 each; for ox-waggons with teams of 16 oxen £200 each, and for mule waggons £30 each.