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 14 August 1896 . 
 
 
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 British South Africa. 
 
 Ordered,—[Thursday, 30 th July 1896]:— That a Select Committee be appointed to 
 inquire into the Origin and Circumstances of the Incursion into the South African Republic by 
 an Armed Force, and into the Administration of the British South Africa Company, and to 
 report thereon, and further to report what alterations are desirable in the government of the 
 Territories under the control of the Company. 
 
 That the Committee have leave to hear Counsel to such extent as they shall see fit, 
 and have power to send for Persons, Papers, and Records. 
 
 Committee nominated—[ Tuesday, 11 th August 1896]—of— 
 
 Mr. Attorney General (Sir Richard 
 Webster). 
 
 Mr. Bigham. 
 
 Mr. Blake. 
 
 Mr. Sydney Buxton. 
 
 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. 
 
 Mr. Secretary Chamberlain. 
 
 Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer 
 (Sir Michael Hicks Beach). 
 
 Ordered ,— That Seven be the Quorum of the Committee. 
 
 Mr. Cripps. 
 
 Sir William Hart-Dyke. 
 Mr. John Ellis. 
 
 Sir William Harcourt. 
 Mr. Jackson. 
 
 Mr. Labouchere. 
 
 Mr. Wharton. 
 
 Mr. George Wyndham. 
 
 REPORT -------------- p. 3 
 
 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE - - - - - - - p. 4 
 
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 H E P 0 JR T. 
 
 THE SELECT COMMITTEE appointed to inquire into the Origin and Circumstances 
 of the Incursion into the South African Republic by an Armed Force, and 
 into the Administration of the British South Africa Company, and to report 
 thereon, and further to report what alterations are desirable in the government 
 
 of the Territories under the control of the Company ;- Have agreed to the 
 
 following REPORT: — 
 
 Your Committee have met to consider the Matters referred to them, and have 
 discussed the nature of the information which should be supplied, but seeing that it is 
 not possible for them to commence the Inquiry at this period of the Session, they 
 recommend that a Committee on the same subject should be appointed in the next 
 Session. 
 
 14 August 1896. 
 
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 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE. 
 
 Friday , 14 th August 1896. 
 
 MEMBERS PRESENT : 
 
 Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer 
 (Sir Michael Hicks Beach). 
 
 Mr. Secretary Chamberlain. 
 
 Mr. Jackson. 
 
 Mr. Sydney Buxton. 
 
 Sir William Harcourt. 
 Mr. John Ellis. 
 
 Mr. Blake. 
 
 Mr. George Wyndham. 
 Mr. Bigham. 
 
 Mr. Jackson was called to the Chair. 
 
 The Committee deliberated. 
 
 DRAFT REPORT, proposed by the Chairman, read the first time, as follows :— 
 
 Your Committee have met to consider the matters referred to them, and havo discussed 
 the nature of the information which should be supplied, but seeing that it is not possible for 
 them to commence the Inquiry at this period of the Session, they recommend that a Committee 
 on the same subject should be appointed in the next Session. 
 
 Draft Report, read a second time, and agreed to. 
 
 Question, That this be the Report of the Committee to the House,—put, and agreed to. 
 
 Ordered, To Report. 
 
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