§ * SIR CHARLES DILKE () Gloucester, Forest of DeanI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether it has been recently brought to his knowledge that statements have been made affecting the present condition of the garrison in the neighbourhood of Albany and King George's Sound; and whether steps can be taken to cause inquiry to be made into the state of this important coaling station?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. BRODRICK,) Surrey, GuildfordI am very glad to say that, in reply to a telegram dispatched on April 3, the Governor of West Australia telegraphs that nothing unusual has happened, and that the condition of the garrison is efficient.