§ MR. HENNIKER HEATONI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether he has inspected the red colour 288 penny stamps of the various colonies of the British Empire, most of which were manufactured by Messrs. De La Rue and Company; and can he say when a definite reply will he given to the petition of 200 Members of the House of Commons for the abolition of the present penny stamp, and the introduction of a royal scarlet or red colour penny stamp in this country.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThe question of the colour of the new penny stamp is still under consideration, and it is not likely that a decision can be arrived at immediately.