THE EARL OF CARNARVONasked, If Her Majesty's Government intended to introduce a Bill, in accordance with the decision of the Australian Colonies as to Confederation, in the present Session?
§ THE EARL OF DERBY, in reply, said, he was glad this subject had been mentioned. It was, no doubt, one of extreme interest to the Australian Colonies. He was, however, unable, at the present moment, to answer the Question of the noble Earl, because they had not yet received the reply of the Government of New South Wales; but they had reason to believe that they would receive it in about a week or 10 days. If the answer was a favourable one, he should have no objection to introduce a Bill in that House, and, no doubt, there would be time to discuss it; but whether it would be possible to discuss it in "another place" he could not undertake to say.