§ 11. Colonel YATEasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the recommendation by the Royal Commission on Malta, in paragraph 285 of its Report, regarding the erection there of a large hotel of the first class, and the statement contained therein that the Government of Malta were willing to surrender on advantageous terms a site in a central and commanding position for such an hotel, and the applications and offers that were made in consequence for the construction of such an hotel, have now been finally considered by the Government of Malta; and what prospect there is of the recommendation in this respect made by the Royal Commission being carried into effect?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Mr. Harcourt)There seems to have been some misunderstanding, as the site to which the Royal Commissioners alluded was not actually available owing to the possibility that the site might eventually be required for military purposes. No progress has, therefore, been made in the matter; but I am addressing a further dispatch to the Governor of Malta requesting him, if possible, to find a suitable site for an hotel, and to invite offers for its construction.