§ SIR WILLIAM M'ARTHURasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether any progress has yet been made towards settling the longstanding difficulties between Her Majesty's Commissioner at the Cape and Umquikela, Paramount Chief of the Pondos?
§ MR. EVELYN ASHLEY, in reply, said, he was sorry to say that not much progress had yet been made towards settling the difficulties. A Memorial on behalf of Umquikela was sent to the Colonial Secretary in May last; and, according to the well-known rule, it was referred to Her Majesty's Commissioner at the Cape, from whom they were waiting a further communication.