§ MR. MUNDELLAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whether all or 1533 any of the transports which were chartered for the conveyance of the Indian troops to Malta were still retained by the Government; and, whether it had been necessary for any of them to return to Bombay to obtain the required supplies for the rations of the troops?
§ MR. W. H. SMITH,in reply, said, that nine sailing ships had been ordered home for discharge some weeks ago, and if not already discharged, they would be immediately they arrived in this country; 15,944 tons had been re-chartered at from 20s. to 22s. per ton; the Bangalore, a Peninsular and Oriental steamer, was discharged in India on the 27th of July, and four British Indian steamships had been ordered to be discharged immediately. He was not aware that vessels had been ordered to India with rations.