§ MR. WHITLEYasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether he has any objection to lay upon the Table of the House the Correspondence relative to the illegal payment to Mr. Napier Broome while Acting Governor at Mauritius?
§ MR. EVELYN ASHLEY, in reply, said, it would be inconvenient to lay the Correspondence on the Table at the present time, because, as he told the hon. Member on the 16th of last month, the matter had been referred to the Government of the Mauritius for further consideration, and when the result of that reference was known the Secretary of State would consider whether he could give the Papers. Meanwhile, he would be happy to show the hon. Member the Correspondence at the Colonial Office.