§ MR. WHEELHOUSEsaid, he wished to put a Question to the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs—a Question of which he had given him private Notice—namely, Whether Her Majesty's Government have received any report or written information in reference to an alleged recent discovery of large guano deposits in Peru, either from the Commander of the Petrel or from any other source?
§ MR. BOURKEThe Reports which have been received upon this subject will be laid upon the Table this evening. There are certain maps alluded to in these Reports which are not yet ready; but, as there is a great desire to see these Reports, Her Majesty's Government has thought it better to lay them on the Table without waiting for the completion of the maps.