§ DR. TANNER (Cork Co., Mid)asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether it is a fact, in reference to the clause in the Local Government Bill enabling County Councils to borrow money for the purpose of making advances to promote emigration, that the Government of Victoria has addressed a remonstrance to the Colonial Office, on the Motion of the Honourable Duncan Gillies, Premier of Victoria, warning them against the deportation of paupers to the Colony in question?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)(who replied) said, that no such communication had been received at the Colonial Office.