§ MR. MONKasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether the latest accounts received at the Foreign Office from Crete are of the same unfavourable nature as those published in the "Daily News" of the 24th instant, which describe
the condition of Crete as almost anarchical in consequence of the great delay on the part of the Porte in giving effect to the Laws passed by the Assembly concerning the internal administration of the Island;and, whether it is true that "the Turkish authorities are defied and the Laws utterly disregarded?"
§ MR. BOURKEIt is rather difficult to say whether the Reports that have been received exactly coincide with the Reports mentioned by hon. Friend. Certainly the Reports received with regard to Crete are very unsatisfactory; and the Consul General has often said that the great want in the affairs of Crete appears to be the deficiency of police. I am afraid that the chief reason of the want of police by Turkey is the want of money.