§ MR. LOUGH (Islington, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he will state what are the Imperial Military Railways for which £900,000 is asked in the Supplementary Estimates, what will the total expenditure upon them be, and has Parliament approved of the undertakings.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. ARNOLB-FORSTER,) Belfast, W.This sum represents the balance of expenditure in connection with the State railways in the Transvaal and Orange River Colonies for the period ending 30th June, 1902, up to which date these railways were administered under the direction of the military authorities.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERYes, Sir, but it has now come into account for the first time.