§ DR. TANNER (Cork Co., Mid)had the following Question on the Paper:—To ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, What further official information has been received from the Consul General of Brunei, concerning the forcible seizure of the Limbang River by the Rajah of Sarawak, against the formal protests of the Natives and Native authorities in that district; and, what steps Her Majesty's Government propose taking in the matter?
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir, JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)The House will, perhaps, allow me to answer this Question though not put. It has been on the Paper very often, and yesterday the hon. Member postponed it in my presence, and I think it ought to be disposed of. The official information from the Consul General is that no such thing happened. I may, however, state that news has been received by telegraph that the natives of the Limbang District have attacked Brunei.