§ SIR GEORGE CAMPBELL (Kirkcaldy)asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether since last Session the Secretary of State for the Colonies has proceeded any further with negotiations for the establishment of responsible government in Western Australia, and the transfer to the handful of white Colonists there of the control over the lands in the temperate part of the Colony, which are the only 1374 temperate lands now under the control of the British Government for the purpose of colonization?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Baron H. DE WORMS,) Liverpool, ToxtethThe Bill has been read a second time in the Legislative Council of the Colony, and a General Election has since taken place; but, as the hon. Member was informed at the end of last Session, legislation in this country must take place before responsible government can be established in Western Australia, and I can add nothing to the previous answers given in the House.