Unusual Reply by the Colonist Under-Secretary London, Nov. 27.
In the House of Commons to-day, replying to Sir George Penny, Bir, Lunn, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, said Lord Passed had received no recom. mendation for the appointment of cemmitiee to consider the ques-fon of charges and. improvements Tanjong Pagar, Dock.
George Penny declared there was great feeling in Singapore with Topurd' to the "excessive cost ihpping using the Covernnient wharves and. suggested that the his "og shoal, mak, duce were charged on vessels Using wesentationg to see. that. HHarbogr
the' pore when they did. not use the "wharves. He" also. suggested spreading the sinking fund over a longer period in order to lighten the burden on shipping and indasiry..
'Mee Lunn replied: "If we were to inquire into every case Just because of the. feelings which an individual member expresses and bout which we have no official information. we should" never' get done?"
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