§ MR. A. WILLOX (Liverpool, Everton)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether W. J. Cranstoun, a British subject, was unlawfully arrested, his property seized, and himself deported from Honolulu; whether Mr. Cranstoun's claim against the master and owners of the steamship Warrimoo for forcibly bringing him from Honolulu to Vancouver against his will, has been decided by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in his favour and damages awarded against them; and what steps Her Majesty's Government are taking to obtain from the Hawaiian Government reparation and apology for the wrongful acts?
MR. CURZONThe particulars with regard to the arrest and deportation from Honolulu of Mr. Cranstoun have for long been in the possession of Her Majesty's Government, and the latter are quite prepared to take up his case and to make representations to the Hawaiian Government on the subject as soon as adequate proof is furnished to them of the British nationality of Mr. Cranstoun. It is nearly a year ago since he was applied to for this information by Her Majesty's Consul General at Honolulu, but we have not heard that any reply has been received, neither have we any knowledge of the proceedings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.