§ MR. JOHN ELLIS (Nottinghamshire, Rushcliffe)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he can now state definitely when the Colonial Office Vote will be taken.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURsaid he could not fix a date for the Colonial Vote, but he would give as long notice of any arrangement as he could.
§ SIR HENRY FOWLER (Wolverhampton, E.)reminded the right hon. Gentleman that that Bench had asked that the Colonial Vote might be taken on Thursday, the 21st inst.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI think the right hon. Gentleman has put his supplementary Question under a misapprehension. Neither I nor the Bench opposite can foresee with certainty the course of business in the next few days. If the request is repeated when it can be foreseen, it will be treated, as I have always treated requests from that quarter, with the utmost consideration.