Correspondence 1899 November 8-19 between Nourse, G.V. Fiddes, Imperial Secretary, and Central French on whether Nourse, as a Transvaal burgher, can take up arms against the Boers.

Other subjects touched on were training recruits for the British army, Colonial Defence Forces, colonial artillery, organisation of Defence Force at Malmesbury, arm accounts, intelligence reports on German S.W. Africa, the Prisoners of War Enquiry Commission at St. Helena, plan for reorganisation of Cape government forces and purchase of horses.

A letter of 1902 July, Cape Town, from P. Homan Ffolliott, Secy. for Defence, conveys Sir Gordon Spriggs appreciation of Nourse's services in Colonial Defence Force. Correspondents include G.V. Fiddes, Brigadier-General Brabant, Col. Crewe, Conrad French, Col. Lukin, Lord Milner, Lord Kitchener, H.W.B. Robinson, Sir J.G. Sprigg, Maj. F. Trenoh, Lord Wolseley and Col. Hanbury Williams.