Mr. T. MORRISasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to the serious position of Antigua, where the local view is that the cost of Government is excessive; and whether he can state the other British Colonies which find them- 1319W selves in a state of financial embarrassment, and in which the same cause is alleged?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERI have received from the Governor of the Leeward Islands a petition from certain unofficial members of the Legislative Council and members of the public in Antigua regarding the cost of administration, and this will receive my consideration. As regards the second part of the question, most of the Colonies have been passing through a period of financial difficulty, and the Governments have shown themselves to be fully alive to the necessity of economising in administration; I think I can say with confidence that this is generally appreciated by responsible public opinion.