§ MR. WHITLEY (Halifax)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies if the contract of April 19th, 1900, between the Crown Agents and Messrs. Elder, Dempster and Co., has been fulfilled in respect of Clauses 2 and 3 thereof; and, if not, have any steps been taken to bring about the full services contracted for.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. LYTTELTON, Warwick and eamington)The contract has been fulfilled in regard to all the provisions of Clauses 2 and 3, except in so far as two of the steamers now on the line have at times failed to show themselves capable of maintaining the speed required by Clause 3 (b). This matter has formed the subject of correspondence and negotiations between the Jamaica Government, the contractor, and myself, with a view to securing satisfactory fulfilment of the intention of the contract.