§ Mr. P. Howardasked, whether any, and what, arrangements had been made by the Government with the New Zealand Company, and whether the Government would inform the House more generally what had been done with respect to the Colony itself? It was not desirable that the prorogation should take place without some statement being made public as to what had been done.
§ Mr. G. W. Hoperegretted that the hon. Gentleman had not mentioned to him before coming down to the House that he was about to put the question, as he (Mr. G. W. Hope) would then have been able to give him more than a general answer. All he could say at present was, that the New Zealand Company had made fresh proposals to the noble Lord at the head of the Colonial Office; that he himself (Mr. G. W. Hope) had seen deputations from the Company two or three times on those proposals; they had also seen a third person at the Colonial Office on the subject; and that those proposals were still under the consideration of the Colonial Office.