HC Deb 07 November 1882 vol 274 c939
SIR MICHAEL HICKS - BEACH

asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, When any further Papers on the affairs of Zululand will be presented, in continuation of Sir H. Bulwer's despatches of June last; and, whether such Papers will include a full statement of the arrangements for the restoration of Cetewayo, and the views expressed by Sir H. Bulwer on the subject, in order that the House may be in a position to form an opinion on the policy adopted by Her Majesty's Government?

MR. EVELYN ASHLEY

Yes, Sir; a further, and I hope a final despatch from Sir Henry Bulwer, giving his proposals for the settlement of Zululand, is actually on its way to this country; and, therefore, until it has arrived and is considered by the Government, the Papers cannot be laid on the Table. As soon as that has happened they will be laid on the Table. I cannot promise; but I hope they will be laid on the Table before the end of the Session.