§ MR. WHITLEY (Halifax)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can give a statement of the various claims outstanding against the Transvaal and Orange River Governments since the close of the war on account of the railways and other matters, exclusive of the promised war contribution, and the terms of settlement agreed upon by the Treasury in each case; when will the payment be made; how is the money to be raised; and will it, when received, be applied to the reduction of debt.
(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.) The following statement shows how the outstanding claims of His Majesty's Government against the Transvaal and Orange River Governments have been settled:—