§ MR. ANDERSONasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, If the long pending claims of British subjects against Brazil, which on the 23rd of June last he said were on the eve of satisfactory arrangement, are yet arranged?
§ MR. BOURKESir, last Session I said, in reply to the hon. Member, that the Commission to which these claims had been referred had made considerable progress, and that there was some hope that in a short time a satisfactory arrangement might be arrived at. Some delay in the negotiations has been occasioned by a change of Government in Brazil; but the present Government appears to be really anxious to come to a satisfactory arrangement. They have been furnished with a Report of the exact state of the claims of each country, and have expressed their desire to have the matter settled as speedily as possible. Her Majesty's Minister in Brazil trusts that before long he will be in a position to place before Her Majesty's Government the proposals of the Brazilian Government.