§ MR. CROMBIE (Kincardineshire)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will state to the House what are the terms of the Reference to the Conference about to assemble at Ottawa?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. S. BUXTON,) Tower Hamlets, PoplarThe subjects which the Colonial Governments have proposed should be discussed at the Ottawa Conference are those of a telegraph cable between Canada and Australasia, improved communication between England and Australasia by way of Canada, and trade arrangements between the Australasian Colonies and other British Colonies. These are the subjects which will be discussed.