HC Deb 22 April 1875 vol 223 cc1450-1
MR. NEWDEGATE

asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, When further Papers descriptive of the Laws, &c. of Foreign States relating to Monastic and Conventual Institutions, in completion of the Return presented on the 4th of March last, will be in the hands of the Members of this House; and, whether Her Majesty's Government would object to presenting any information relating to Laws passed, or alterations of Laws effected, on the subject of the Address since its adoption on the 27th of July 1874, and if not in their possession to procuring such information?

MR. BOURKE

Sir, Her Majesty's Representatives at Munich, Stuttgardt, Dresden, Darmstadt, and Baden were instructed, on the 3rd of this month, to furnish, with as little delay as possible, the additional information required respecting Monastic Institutions. A Report on this subject has been received from Her Majesty's Representative at Dresden, and is now in the hands of the printer; but I am unable to say how soon Her Majesty's Representatives at the other places specified may be able to send the information required of them. As to recent legislation in Austria, there will be no objection to lay the few Papers we have upon the subject on the Table, and I will endeavour to obtain further information for my hon.

Friend. One copy of the work by Dr. Rönne has been received from. Berlin, and has been presented to the Library of the House of Commons.