§ MR. ANDERSON (Elgin and Nairn)asked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether the Government have received communications from various Colonial Governments, urging them to consent to a provision permitting Trust Funds to be invested in certain Colonial securities; and, whether the Government intend to accede to the wishes of the Colonies on this point?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. GOSCHEN) (St. George's, Hanover Square), in reply, said, representations had been made to the Government by various Colonial Governments on the subject; but he considered it was not so much a question for the Colonial Governments as one to be determined by the interest and safety of the cestui que trust. He would, however, see the Agents General of the Colonies in the course of the week on the subject.
§ MR. ANDERSONsaid, all he desired was to get the clause introduced which had been struck out in the House of Lords.
§ MR. GOSCHENsaid, he was not prepared to assent to the re-insertion of the clause in question.