§ MR. BRYCE (Aberdeen, S.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can state what is the present position of the negotiations pending between Her Majesty's Government and the Government of Portugal with a view to the averting of collisions such as have recently occurred in South-East Africa between Englishmen and the Portuguese authorities, and to the adjustment of the territorial claims of the two countries?
§ SIR J. FERGUSSONA draft Convention was recently submitted to the 1482 Portuguese Government, counter proposals have been received from them, and are under consideration by Her Majesty's Government. The Portuguese authorities, having been instructed not to offer any opposition to communications between the East Coast and the interior, there does not appear to be any danger of further collisions?
§ SIR J. FERGUSSONYes, Sir; I think on the 15th of May.