§ MR. HUGH LAW (Donegal, W.)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the schemes of tithe reform, stated to have been adopted by the Porte for application to certain villages in Macedonia, embrace control by the Civil Assessors or European officers.
§ THE UNDER-SECRETARY or STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Earl PERCY, Kensington, S.)Two schemes of tithe reform have been under consideration, but we are not aware that a final decision has yet been arrived at.