§ SIR JOHN HAYasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, If he will inform the House before it rises whether Her Majesty's Government has come to any decision as to the restoration of the ex-King Cetewayo to Zululand; and, if so, what means it is proposed to adopt to prevent civil war, and to protect the interests of the Chiefs in the rights established for them by Sir Garnet Wolseley's settlement?
§ MR. EVELYN ASHLEYI am not in a position to give a positive pledge that before the House rises the Government will be able to announce the decision as to the future of the ex-King Cetewayo; but I am hopeful that if the inquiry were repeated in the course of next week, just before the rising of the House, I might give a definite answer.