MR. CATHCART WASONI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies if, in view of the allegations made against the administration in Fiji, he will appoint an independent Commission 576 to report on the same, or refer the said allegations to a Committee of this House.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. J. CHAMBERLAIN,) Birmingham, W.No, Sir. The recently appointed Governor is fully competent to conduct the inquiry, upon which he is actively engaged.