§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNOR (Donegal, E.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the post of Resident Magistrate at Eleuthera, Bahamas, has been vacated by the retirement of Mr. Bethel; and, if so, whether it has been filled by the appointment of any legally qualified gentleman?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Baron H. DE WORMS,) Liverpool, East ToxtethThe post of Resident Magistrate at Eleuthera has been vacated by Mr. Bethel's retirement. No special qualifications are required for the post by the law of the Bahamas; but it has been filled by the appointment of an officer of long experience as a Magistrate in another Colony.