§ MR. OTWAYsaid, he wished to know if the Government were aware of the fact that numerous parties had claims on the State of Oude, what they intended to do with respect to those claims, and also whether there would be any objection to lay a list of those claims on the table of the House?
MR. VERNON SMITHsaid, that he had not yet perused the despatches with 1944 regard to Oude, and was not, therefore, able to furnish a list of the creditors' claims upon it. He had, however, no objection to lay upon the table any papers which might throw light upon the subject.