§ MR. CARTWRIGHTasked the Secretary of State for India, Whether the financial results consequent on the first year's execution of the Go a Treaty have proved highly satisfactory to both Governments concerned; and, whether there are any official reports showing these mutually satisfactory results; and, if so, then whether he would make these reports public in view of the very erroneous opinions widely circulated by the Portuguese Press in regard to the nature and bearing of the provisions of the Treaty?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTON, in reply, said, no Report had been received from the Government of India on this subject, though they had been asked to furnish one, and had been subsequently requested to furnish an imme- 1387 diate reply. He might state that a very favourable Report had, however, been received through the Foreign Office from the Portuguese authorities as to the working of the Treaty; but he did not think it was desirable that that should be laid on the Table until it could be accompanied with the Report from the Government of India which had been asked for.