§ Sir JAMES YOXALLasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is able to communicate to the House any information as to the progress of the work of dredging St. George's Channel, Bermuda, with the view of improving the waterway for ships of deep draught and of rendering the channel capable of accommodating His Majesty's ships as well as those of the mercantile marine?
Mr. HARCOURTConsiderable progress has been made in the work of dredging St. George's Channel, Bermuda, but I am not fully informed of the precise position of affairs at the moment.