THE WAR EXPENSES.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11190, 3 February 1902, Page 5

THE WAR EXPENSES.

REDUCED BY A, MILLION A MONTH;

DR. KUTEER'S MISSION.

(Received February 2nd, 5.22 p.m.) LONDON, February 1

In a thin Honee, tie supply vote was carried by 159 to 56. A. supplementary sum of five millioof for the war wa* voted.

Mr Brodriok «xslagned that the monthly expenses h*d felleß by a eterling. The new meat contract, owing to the more settled condition of South Africa affording greater facilitdes for the (festribution of Meat, is three halfpence » pound cheaper, representing a'eaving in 1902/ofiietw.een £600,000 and £700,000. Lord Kitchener expected a saving of thirty per cenfc in local supplies. Cape Colony, in ittaining control of ite own forces, caved Britain a quarter of a million.sterling monthly. The .blockhouses h*d hampered tb* Boere and enhanced the prospect of Lord Kitchener bringing to action the three chief groups of commandos.

Criticiems by members wee chiefly directed to the Subject of-remounts. Sir Henry Cajnpbeil-Bannerman pradwd th» ftetion <of the troops in the field.

Mr Brodricfc umounoed that there were 237,800 British troope in the field on Jana»iy let

The entire Cabinet sat for two end a half hoars, &nd adopted th* committee's reply to Dr. Kuyper.. The rejection of Ilia offer of mediation is attributed to the absence of credentials, which wouM be binding on the Boers, there, being no evidence thart they desired Dr. Kuyper's masnon.