§ SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE (Exeter)asked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether the terms of the contract for the conveyance of the mails between Canada and Hong Kong have been finally agreed upon between Her Majesty's Government and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company; and, if so, when he proposes to lay the contract before the House?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. GOSCHEN) (St. George's, Hanover Square)Yes, Sir; the terms are practically agreed upon; but the contract cannot be signed in time to be presented to Parliament before the Autumn Session.