§ Return ordered, "of (1) all Engineer Officers (Active List) of the rank of Engineer-Lieutenant and above serving
| Rank. | Name of last seagoing ship served in, exclusive of manœuvres. | Nature of ship's boilers, water tube or cylindrical. | Date of leaving ship for shore service. | Interval since last service afloat. |
| (2) All Executive Officers (Active List) now serving at the Admiralty, under the following headings:— | |||
| Rank. | Name of last seagoing ship served in, exclusive of manœuvres. | Date of leaving ship for shore service. | Interval since last service afloat. |
§ (3) Average intervals since last Service afloat for all Engineer Officers and for all
1248§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Resolved, That, in any settlement of South African affairs, this House desires a recognition of Imperial responsibility for the protection of all races excluded from equal political rights, the safeguarding of all immigrants against servile conditions of labour, and the guarantee to the native populations of at least their existing status, with the unbroken possession of their liberties in Basutoland, Bechuanaland, and other tribal countries and reservations.—(Mr. Byles.)