§ MR. HOGANI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in reference to the remarks at pages 4 and 13 of the recently issued Annual Report on the Cocos-Keeling Islands, whether Direction Island has been leased as a landing station to the Eastern Extension Company in connection with their proposed new cable to Australia.
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINI have no information that any lease of Direction Island has been granted by Mr. Ross. An application from the Eastern Extension Company for the right to land a cable in the Cocos-Keeling Islands is now under the consideration of Her Majesty's Government.