Imperial Politics.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 161, 4 February 1902, Page 3

Imperial Politics.

London, February 2. | Hr Chamberlain, in the House' of Commons, said that a Legislative Council would be appointed for the Transvaal whan practicable, accord-. ing to the state of the country andj the progress made in the military ; operations. A supplementary £5,093,009 lot the war was voted. Mr Brodcick explained that the monthly expenses had fallen *by £1,000,050.. Under the aeW meat contract, owing to more settled conditions in South Africa affording’ greater facilities for distribution,, the meat Was l£d per lb cheaper, representing a saving in 1902 of between £600,000 and £700,000. Lord Kitchener expected a saving of 30 per cent in local supplies at the Cape, and attaining control of their own forces saved Britain £250,003 monthly. The block-j houses had hampered the Boers, j enhancing the prospect ol Lord Kitchener bringing to action the; three chief groups of thecommandos.; Mr Brodrick announced that there -were 273,800 men in the field on January Ist. The entire Cabinet eat lot two and a half hoars, and adopted the Committee's reply to Dr. Kaypen. The rejection of his mediation is. attributed to the absence of creden-; tials binding en the Boers, there! being no evidence that they desired his mission. j