§ MR. MACKARNESS (Berkshire, Newbury)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Secretary of State is aware that the resources at the disposal of Dinizulu for his defence are exhausted; and whether, in view of the special obligations which have been incurred by the Imperial Government towards this chief, it is the intention of His Majesty's Government to see that his defence is adequately provided for.
§ COLONEL SEELYThe Secretary of State has telegraphed to the Governor of Natal for further information as to the facts, and I am not, therefore, at the moment, in a position to make any 1690 statement in reply to my hon. friend's Question.