MR. STANLEY WILSON (Yorkshire, E.R., Holderness)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if the Transvaal and Orange River Colony will be allowed to raise regiments of Yeomanry, Volunteers, and Militia, as is the case in other self-governing Colonies.
§ MR. CHURCHILLIt is not proposed in principle to exclude the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony from the fullest powers and rights enjoyed by self-governing colonies possessing responsible government in other parts of the British Empire; but in countries so recently emerged from war all questions concerning armed forces must in the interests of the peace and order of His Majesty's dominions be subject to special treatment for the present.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER (Croydon)Is it proposed to prevent the now Constitutional Government of these colonies exercising the privileges of raising troops like other colonies?
§ MR. CHURCHILLI think that Question may be more properly answered in connection with another Question on the Paper.
MR. STANLEY WILSONYou have replied on the question of principle. May I ask what you intend to do in practice?
§ MR. CHURCHILLIf he will read the Answer I have given the hon. Member will see.