§ MR. REMINGTON MILLSsaid, he would beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether, under the difficulty of carrying through the present Session of Parliament the West India Bishops and Clergy Bill, he will submit a Bill early in the ensuing Session for relieving this country of the burden of paying £20,300 per annum for the Ecclesiastical Establishments in the West Indies imposed by the Act 5 Vict., s. 2, c. 4; and whether any appointment requiring to be made in the meantime shall be subject to the future regulations of Parliament?
§ MR. ADDERLEYstated that the Government intended during the recess to collect information with the view of dealing with the subject in a way to relieve the Consolidated Fund from the charge on account of the West Indian Bishops and clergy. It was, however, impossible for the Government, while existing Acts remained unrepealed, to promise that any appointments in the meantime should be subject to future regulations.