§ MR. W. E. FORSTERsaid, he wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether he can lay upon the table of the House a Return of the sums paid out of the Colonial Revenues of the different West India Colonies for religious purposes in the years 1864 and 1865; specifying the amount given to each religious denomination; also, Copies of the Colonial Acts or Ordinances under which such payments are made; and, also, whether he can inform the House if there be any fees, rates, or dues levied by Law for religious purposes in Jamaica; and, if so, under what conditions?
§ MR. ADDERLEYreplied, that all the information required was already published in the several blue books of the colonies; but he had no objection to its being taken out and placed in one Return, if possible. There were some fees of the character referred to, but he was not aware under what conditions they were levied.