§ Mr. O'GRADYasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received a copy of the correspondence that passed between the Governor of the Transvaal and the Transvaal British-Indian Association in March last, respecting the deportation to India, that has since taken place, of British-Indians domiciled in the Transvaal; whether he is aware that the Governor refused to receive a deputation of representative British-Indians who desired to discuss the new position that might arise from the arrangement to carry out the deportations made by the Transvaal with the authorities of Mozambique, and referred them to the Transvaal Ministers; and whether, seeing that this section of the British population of that Colony is entirely voteless and unrepresented in the Transvaal Parliament, he will secure that they shall not also be denied the opportunity of urging their grievances before His Majesty's representative?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY for the COLONIES (Colonel Seely)Correspondence has been received from the Governor, but I am not aware of the circumstances in which he is stated to have refused to receive a deputation. Lord Selborne is no doubt well aware of the views of the Indians, and he cannot, as the Governor of a responsibly governed Colony, act otherwise than in concert with his Ministers, but inquiry shall be made as to the circumstances referred to.