§ MR. BUCHANAN (Edinburgh, W.)asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the Papers relating to Zanzibar and South East Africa, promised by the First Lord of the Treasury on 21st February, will be issued?
§ *THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir J. FERGUSSON,) Manchester, N.E.It is possible that the First Lord of the Treasury was referring to the Papers up to the institution of the blockade, which were distributed at about the time of the re-assembling of Parliament. I cannot, after this lapse of time be sure if I am responsible for the statement, but at present there are no further Papers which could be conveniently presented.
§ MR. BUCHANANMay I remind the right hon. Gentleman that the First Lord of the Treasury has stated that the Papers were in the course of preparation.
§ *SIR J. FERGUSSONIt is possible that I may have misled my right hon. Friend. All I can say at the present moment is that no other Papers can be conveniently presented.