§ Mr. JACOBasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that there is considerable dissatisfaction in the Leeward and Windward groups of the West Indian islands with regard to the steamer communications, both for passengers and goods, between those islands and Great Britain and whether he will recommend that some of the £1,000,000 allotted for improving communications and marketing colonial produce shall be devoted to the purpose of subsidising a better steamboat service, to include the islands of St. Vincent, Grenada, St. Lucia., Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua, St. Kitts, and Nevis?
§ Mr. AMERYI have no doubt that improvements in steamship communication would be welcome, arid I shall always be glad to consider any practical suggestions with that end in view. But it would seem desirable to await the forthcoming Report of the Imperial Economic Committee, before taking up the question of improving the facilities for marketing West Indian produce.