HC Deb 28 May 1883 vol 279 c934
MR. H. H. FOWLER

asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether the Governor of Ceylon has in compliance with the Despatch of the Earl of Derby of the 26th January, 1883, republished a list of the Government officers in Ceylon having the privilege of franking letters and omitting there from the name of the Bishop of Colombo; and, if not, if he will inform the House why the directions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies have been disregarded; and, whether it is the intention of the Secretary of State to allow any further delay in carrying out his instructions?

MR. EVELYN ASHLEY

The new list of the Government officers in Ceylon having the privilege of franking was published and issued at Colombo on the 20th of April.