The MINISTER OF FINANCE.
It would be obviously inconvenient for us to be held answerable for everything that appears in the newspapers, even in so excellent a paper as ' La Patrie.' I would not like to discuss the matter on the basis of a newspaper report, and I think my hon. friend will see that that is a wise and proper course.
Topic: WAYS AND MEANS-THE BUDGET.
Subtopic: ADJOURNMENT-THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
Subtopic: ADJOURNMENT-THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.