§ MR. GEDGE (Stockport)asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether he has received any Report as to the alleged wide-spread distress among the fishermen of Labrador?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)I am glad to say that a telegram from Newfoundland informs me that the Government of that Colony have no Report of unusual distress in Labrador except in two places, where relief has been already sent. The fishery, however, is generally much below the average. The 976 Governor, I am sorry to add, anticipates widespread distress in Newfoundland during the winter, involving heavy demands for Government assistance.