§ MR. SCHWANN (Manchester, N.)To ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Commissioners appointed by the Governor of Ceylon to inquire into and report on the best method of increasing the education of coolie children, and the children of other labouring classes, in Ceylon, have completed their labours; if not, when will their task be concluded, and a Report furnished.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton.) The Governor informs me that the Commission is expected to report at the end of this month.