§ MR. ALDENI beg to ask the Undersecretary of State for the Colonies 580 whether he is aware that distress exists in the districts affected by the recent Zulu rebellion, more especially in the country between the Tugela and Tongaat Rivers; whether the authorities have sent relief, and to what extent, to such districts; and whether His Majesty's Government will urge upon the authorities the need for further assistance.
§ * MR. CHURCHILLHis Majesty's Government have reason to believe that the Government of Natal are taking, and will take, all necessary measures for the relief of distress among the sufferers by the late rebellion and its repression.