§ * MR. STAVELEY HILL (Staffordshire, Kingswinford)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state what reinforcements are to be sent for the punitive expedition in Sokoto.
§ * MR. CHURCHILLTwo hundred and fifty native troops of the West African Frontier Force have been sent as a precautionary measure into Northern Nigeria from the neighbouring colony of Lagos. It is not anticipated that any further reinforcements will be required.