§ MR. SUMMERBELL (Sunderland)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if a petition has been received from residents in the Gilbert Islands, Western Pacific, praying for an investigation into the exploitations of the natives by European companies; and, if so, what action, if any, it is proposed to take.
§ THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Colonel SEELY,) Liverpool, AbercrombyNo petition has been received from residents in the Gilbert Islands.