§ MR. ASHMEAD-BARTLETTasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether any Report has been made by Her Majesty's Representative at Athens as to the dismissal of two Greek Ministers for personal corruption; and, if so, whether such corruption took place in connection with the military expenditure of £6,000,000 incurred by Greece since July, 1880?
§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKESir, Her Majesty's Government have received no information of the dismissal of two Greek Ministers for personal corruption, and have no reason to believe that there is any truth in the report alluded to by the hon. Member. Her Majesty's Minister at Athens has reported that 18 persons have been arrested for frauds upon the Government, of whom 16 are Government officials?
§ Subsequently,
§ MR. ASHMEAD-BARTLETTasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, If he will inquire whether the statements in several of the morning papers as to recent occurrences at Athens are correct or not?
§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKESir, if the hon. Member will show me the statements in the morning papers I shall be able to give an opinion on the subject. At present I have not seen them.