§ MR. WATT (Glasgow, Camlachie)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is a fact that the garrison which has been maintained at Trinidad since the British occupation has been ordered to proceed to Barba-does; whether there is a garrison resident at Demerara; and whether, in view of recent disturbances there, and in a neighbouring country, with whom disputes are now pending and diplomatic relations suspended, Her Majesty's Government will re-consider their determination to remove to a considerable distance the only available force for the protection of British subjects and their property?
§ BARON H. DE WORMSThe transfer to Barbadoes of the one company of Infantry which had been stationed in Trinidad is a part of the arrangements considered most expedient for the defence of the West Indian Colonies generally. A small force is at present stationed in British Guiana, and Her Majesty's Government do not think it necessary at the present time to retain any troops in Trinidad.