§ MR. NORRIS (Tower Hamlets, Limehouse)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can give any information as to the position of affairs between the Sultan of Brunei and Raja Brooke; and if the Sultan has addressed any further protest to the Government.
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir J. FEEGUSSON,) Manchester, N.E.Her Majesty's Government are awaiting a full Report from Her Majesty's Consul at Brunei, who proceeded to his post at the end of last year. Representations have been received from the Sultan, and he has been informed in reply that full inquiry will be made on the arrival of the Consul, and that it is hoped that an arrangement satisfactory to His Highness will be effected.