§ *MR. REES (Montgomery Boroughs)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies what loss to the finances of the Colony of Hong Kong will be caused by the opium policy imposed upon it by the Colonial Office: and what compensation, if any, from Imperial revenues will be paid.
§ THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Colonel SEELY, Liverpool, Abercromby)The whole question, including the points to which 868 my hon. friend refers, is under the consideration of the Secretary of State in consultation with the Governor; and I am not in a position to make any statement with regard to it at present.