§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILL (Donegal, S.)called Mr. Deputy-Speaker's attention to the fact that a "starred" Question addressed to the Colonial Secretary, which was not reached on the previous day, had not, according to custom, been answered with the printed Papers. He had asked the Colonial Secretary why the walls of the waiting room at the Colonial Office were hung with advertisements of Messrs. Elder, Dempster, and Co., and he desired to know how he could obtain an Answer.
MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKERThe hon. Member is entitled to ask the Colonial Secretary why the Answer has not been circulated.
§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLThank you, Sir.
§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLasked the Colonial Secretary why the Answer to his Question had not been circulated. He attempted to read the Question in full but was stopped by Mr. Deputy-Speaker.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. LYTTELTON, Warwick and Leamington)said it was a pure oversight that the Question was not answered. Owing to other events of a rather disturbing character that occurred the previous day, the matter escaped his attention, but he had sent to the Colonial Office for the Answer and it would be circulated with the next morning's Votes.