§ MR. SOARES (Devonshire, Barnstaple)To ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies in what period of the year 1906 will the proposed Colonial Conference take place; whether the instructions to be given to the British representatives will be the same as were given at the last Conference; and whether any opportunity will be afforded to this House of discussing the proposed instructions.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton.) No date has yet been fixed for the Conference, and no decision has yet been taken as to the subjects referred to in the Question of the hon. Member.