§ MR. YOUNG () Cavan, E.I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state what progress has been made towards the construction of the proposed railways from Letterkenny to Burton Port and from Buncrana to Cardonagh under the Railways (Ireland) Act, 1896.
§ SIR J. GORST (for Mr. HANBURY)Satisfactory tenders for the construction of these railways have been received, and it is hoped that the work will shortly be put in hand.
§ SAMOA MR. R. G. WEBSTER () St. Pancras, E.I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when any further Papers will be issued regarding affairs in Samoa?
§ MR. BRODRICKNegotiations are proceeding between the three Governments concerned, and it will not be possible to lay Papers respecting Samoa at present.