§ SIR FREDERICK STANLEY (Lancashire, N., Blackpool)asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether Her Majesty's Government have received the despatch from Washington, on the subject of the recent fishery disputes, to which he referred in his answer on the 24th May; and, whether he is able, without detriment to the public service, to give to the House any information as to the general tenour of the communication from the United States Government, and of the reply of the Government of Her Majesty?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. OSBORNE MORGAN) (Denbighshire, E.)The despatch to which the right hon. Gentleman refers has been received; but I am unable, for reasons which I am sure he will appreciate, to give the House the information he asks for. I can only say that friendly communications are now passing between Her Majesty's Government and the Government of the United States on the subject of his Question, and that we are also in constant communication with the Dominion Government on the same subject.