§ MR. HOGAN (Tipperary, Mid)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the arrangement under which New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland have each contributed £5,000 per annum towards the administrative expenses of British New Guinea expires in September next; whether an amended financial scheme of administration has been devised; and has it been approved by the Governments of the contributing Colonies; and whether, with a view to prevent a recurrence of recent friction, the relations between the Governments of the contributing Colonies and the Lieutenant Governor of British New Guinea will be more strictly defined?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. J. CHAMBERLAIN,) Birmingham, W.Yes, Sir, the arrangement expires in September. The question of the future arrangement is under consideration.