§ MR. C. M'LAREN (for Mr. CAINE)asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether the attention of the Government has been called to the cutting, by the Chilian authorities, of the submarine telegraphic cables laid by the West Coast of America Telegraph Company on the coast of Peru, the neutrality of which cables had been declared; and, whether any steps have been taken to bring the matter under the notice of the Chilian Government?
§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKEThe attention of Her Majesty's Government has been called to this matter by the Company, who have been requested to supply further information, on receipt of 1342 which Her Majesty's Government will consider whether they can properly make an official representation to the Chilian Government. Her Majesty's Government will inquire as to the fact of the neutrality of the cables having been declared.