§ MR. WHITLEY (Halifax))I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can state the number and annual cost of the troops at present maintained in the Transvaal and Orange River Colonies, and the capital cost of the barracks and hutments that have been or are being erected; and is any provision being made for the repayment of the latter amount on the grant of representative government to the Colonies.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERThere are at present about 17,000 troops in the Transvaal and Orange River Colonies. The annual cost is about £2,300,000. The capital cost of barracks, etc., is £3,200,000. No such provision as that indicated in the Question has been made.