§ MR. YOXALLTo ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can state the result of the intervention of the High Commissioner of Cyprus in the dispute between the rival candidates for the Archbishopric of that Island; and whether His Majesty's letters patent have been, or will be, issued to the Bishop nominated by the Synod for the Metropolitan See.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton.) I am not yet in a position to state whether the High Commissioner's offer of his good offices in the dispute has resulted in any improvement in the prospect of an early settlement; but I will inquire. There will be no delay in taking such action as may be necessary on the part of His Majesty's Government for the confirmation of the new Archbishop when duly elected.