§ DR. MACNAMARA (Camberwell, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War what recognition, if any, has been accorded to Sir John Ardagh, Major Altham, and the other officers of the Intelligence Division, for the preparation during the years 1896–1899 of memoranda, and the summarisation of these memoranda in the Handbook of Military Notes in June, 1899, of information which, according to the Report of the Royal Commission on the War in South Africa, gave a correct impression of the numerical strength, armament, and plans of the Boers.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. ARNOLD-FORSTER,) Belfast, W.It is not customary to reward officers for faithful performance of the ordinary duties which appertain to their respective offices; and the preparation of the information alluded to forms part of the ordinary office work of the Intelligence Department. Sir John Ardagh was made a K.C.M.G. after his retirement in 1902, and Colonel Altham has been promoted to a substantive colonelcy.