MR. FITZWILLIAMsaid, he wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether Her Majesty's Government have come to any decision as to the union of the two Colonies of Vancouver's Island and British Columbia under one Governor?
§ MR. CHICHESTER FORTESCUEreplied, that he could not answer the Question of the hon. Gentleman, because his noble Friend the Secretary of State for the Colonies would, in a short time, have occasion to bring into the other House a Bill relating to British Columbia, and would then make a full statement of his intention with respect both to that Colony and Vancouver's Island.