§ MR. A. M'ARTHURasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether he will lay upon the Table any recent Correspondence relative to the French claims to exclusive rights of fishing on the coast of Newfoundland; and, whether it is the intention of Her Majesty's Government to open negotiations with the French Government for the permanent settlement of those claims?
§ MR. J. LOWTHERSir, Her Majesty's Government is now engaged in negotiations with the French Government upon this subject, so that the production of Papers would, at the present moment, be attended with inconvenience.