§ SIR JOHN LENG (Dundee)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the convention with the Chinese Government relative to the importation of Chinese labourers into the Transvaal has been signed.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. LYTTELTON,) Warwick and LeamingtonI have just received information that the Chinese Minister in this country has received authority to sign the convention, and arrangements for the signature to-morrow afternoon have been made.