§ MR. WEBSTER (St. Pancras, E.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the British South Africa Company notify that 75 miles of the Beira Railway will be open for traffic at the end of this month, and goods for Mashonaland will be forwarded by this route?
§ MR. S. BUXTONI have communicated with the British South Africa Company, and they inform me that they believe that the line will be available for traffic at the end of this month, but that no positive business announcement as to the date of opening has yet been made.