Mr. ROBERTSONasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received any reply to his representations to the Government of the Union of South Africa as to the effect of the operation of certain clauses of the Transvaal Gold Law, the Townships Amendment Act, and the Draft Municipalities Ordinance upon. British-Indian interests in the province; and whether he will state the nature of the reply, if any?
Mr. HARCOURTI have addressed several despatches of inquiry to the Governor-General, but there has not yet been time to receive a reply.