§ Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received any representation from the House of Assembly and Legislative Council of Barbados respecting the condition of the sugar industry in the West Indies and British Guiana; and, if so, what is the nature of the representation and what reply has been sent thereto?
§ Dr. SHIELSThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. A summary of the text of the address which was telegraphed to my Noble Friend appeared in the Press on the 1st instant. No reply has as yet been returned.