Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTTasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies N whether he is now aware that on 24th October Captain Alexander Henderson Chalmers, senior boarding officer in the master attendant's office, Singapore, was fined $50 by one of His British Majesty's magistrates at Singapore, namely, Mr. A. de Mella, for assaulting Mr. A. W. Gooneratne, a Ceylon man who is chief clerk at the Siamese Consulate, Singapore; and, if not, whether he will ascertain the facts before next Session of Parliament?
Mr. HARCOURTI have no information on the subject at present, but I will ask the Governor for a report.