§ MR. HOGANI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that it is stated, on the alleged authority of a member of the Pacific Cable Commission, that the cable from Canada to Australia would touch only at Fanning Island, Fiji, and Norfolk Island; whether he is in a position to state that this is the route recommended by the Commission; and whether he can approximately indicate the date on which 879 he hopes to be able to lay the Report of the Commission upon the Table of the House?
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINI am unable to give any information as to the recommendations of the Committee, or to state when their Report will be published, for the reason which I gave in reply to a previous Question on the subject on the 28th of last month.