§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERsaid, as the question of the production of the Post Office contracts had been referred to the other evening, it would be convenient to state that three of these contracts had been actually laid upon the table, and had been in the hands of hon. Members for a greater or less period of time. They were the contracts for the Cape, for Brazil, and with the Atlantic Royal Mail Company. With regard to those three contracts, his hon. Friend near him would on the following day ask a Vote of the House to give validity to them, as a month from the time of their being laid on the table would probably have not elapsed when the prorogation took place. As the Dover contract had not yet been concluded, and could not be in the bauds of Members for some days at least, no Vote upon that contract would be submitted to the House during the present Session.