§ The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD (Mr. STUDHOLME) reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
§ I have received your Address praying that I will give directions that a monument be erected at the public charge to the memory of the late Field Marshal Smuts as an expression of the admiration of the House of Commons for his illustrious career and its gratitude for his devoted service to the Commonwealth, and assuring me that you will make good the expenses attending the same.
§ I will gladly give directions for carrying into effect your proposal to do honour to the memory of that great man from whom the Commonwealth and the world has drawn so much faith and strength both in peace and in war.