§ MAJOR SEELY (Liverpool, Abercromby)To ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether all Returns of the Government Mining Department in the Transvaal are open to inspection by the public; and, if not, whether he can take any steps in the matter.
§ (Answered by Mr. Churchill.) All Returns of the Government Mining Department in the Transvaal, not specifically of a confidential character, ought to be open to inspection by the public at all times. If my hon. and gallant friend will tell me the particular Returns he has in mind, a telegram will be sent to the High Commissioner on the subject.