ADMIRAL FIELD (Sussex, Eastbourne)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any decision has been arrived at by Her Majesty's Government respecting the proposed withdrawal of the troops in July next from British Honduras, in view of the critical condition of the Colony, and the serious peril to which the white inhabitants are alleged to be exposed in the event of such withdrawal 1611 taking place; whether it has been reported from the Colony that the constabulary, though re-organised, remain disaffected, and that the Native population openly threaten an attack upon the whites as soon as the troops have gone; and whether, seeing that no telegraphic communication exists with the outer world, Her Majesty's Government will cause further inquiry to be made before finally deciding to withdraw the troops in question?
§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTONThe Colonial Government and Legislature have made provisions for the establishment of a new civil police force for duty in Belize and the southern districts of the colony of British Honduras, the existing semi-military constabulary force being retained for service in the northern frontier districts; and it is hoped and believed that thus adequate provision will have been made for the proper care of the colony by the time fixed for the withdrawal of the troops.