§ * SIR H. MEYSEY-THOMPSON (Stafford, Handsworth)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can state if the Commissioners appointed by the various countries in the Venezuelan case have commenced their sittings; and, if so, has he any information to give the House.
§ * MR BRODRICKThe Arbitration Commission for the delimitation of the boundary between Venezuela and British Guiana have reassembled in Paris, and held their first meeting on the 15th inst. It has been decided that the proceedings of the Commission will be generally public, and the public will be admitted by cards of admission delivered by the Secretary. Reports of the proceedings will, no doubt, appear in the public Press, but official publications will, as usual, be deferred till the conclusion of the arbitration.
§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILL (Donegal, S.)What is the meaning of the phrase "generally public"?
§ No answer was given.