§ Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSI beg to ask the Prime Minister when it will be possible, in accordance with time-honoured practice, to publish the despatches received from our Admirals and Field-Marshals commanding at the front?
§ The PRIME MINISTERDespatches from the naval and military Commanders-in-Chief will be published as soon as they are received, due regard being had to the military situation. Naval despatches from subordinate commanders will also be published in an abbreviated form as the Ad-Admiralty may think fit.