§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the reasons which induced Her Majesty's Government in 1887 to abrogate the gold standard for British Honduras, and to substitute there for a silver standard, composed of the coins of the Republics of Gautemala, Chili, and Peru, any longer exist; and whether a decision has now been arrived at with respect to the Petition from the Colony wherein the inhabitants unanimously and urgently pray Her Majesty to abolish the present silver standard and to restore the gold standard as it formerly existed?
§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTONI regret that I can only refer the hon. Member to my answer of the 13th ultimo, He will be aware that a question of such importance, presenting several points of difficulty, requires mature consideration before a decision can be taken; but the decision will now, I trust, not be long delayed.