§ MR. T. L. CORBETT (Down, N.)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can state when the correspondence between the Government and the Governor of Malta as to the prevention of the Reverend John M'Neill from holding religious services in Malta at the request of the Roman Catholic archbishop will be laid upon the Table of the House.
§ MR. CHURCHILLThe Secretary of State is in correspondence with the Governor on this subject, and I hope to be able to answer the hon. Member's Question on Thursday, when it is expected that a despatch from Sir Charles Clarke will have been received.
§ MR. CORBETTWill the complete correspondence be laid on the Table of the House before the Colonial Vote is taken?
§ MR. CHURCHILLI shall be glad for the House to have the fullest possible information on a matter which excites interest in more than one quarter, but I am not sure how far it is possible to publish the whole correspondence. I will examine it from that point of view.
§ MR. CORBETTI will put the Question again on Thursday.