§ MR. HENDERSONsaid, he wished to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If he is prepared to give the House any information as to the progress made by the Royal Commission appointed in June, 1866, to inquire into the probable duration of the Coal Fields of Great Britain, the waste in production and consumption, and other matters connected with the same; and, if he is able to state when the Commission will make a Report of its proceedings?
§ MR. GATHORNE HARDYIn consequence, Sir, of the hon. Member's Question, I have directed a letter to be written to the Secretary of the Commission, and I understand that in all probability the Report will be presented in the course of the next year.