HC Deb 12 February 1884 vol 284 c674
MR. HEALY

asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Upon whose recommendation was Mr. Blake appointed Governor of the Bahamas?

MR. EVELYN ASHLEY

The hon. Gentleman asks me upon whose recommendation Mr. Blake was appointed Governor of the Bahamas? My answer is that Mr. Blake was appointed Governor of the Bahamas by the Queen, on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

MR. HEALY

Might I ask the hon. Gentleman who recommended Mr. Blake to the Secretary of State for the Colonies?

MR. EVELYN ASHLEY

In answer to the hon. Member, I apprehend that the hon. Member can, if he chooses, challenge Mr. Blake's appointment upon a regular Motion to that effect; but I decline, and think it would be inconvenient, to enter into the particulars of his appointment in answer to a Question.