§ MR. FENWICK (Northumberland, Wansbeck)asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether any notice has been received at the Foreign Office, asking for tender for coal supply, from Her Majesty's Consul General for Norway; and, whether such notice contains the names of the collieries from which the supply is desired; if so, whether it is the intention of the Government to forward such tender, or to leave it to open competition?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N. E.)Such a notice has been received, and has been published; it does not contain the names of any particular collieries.