§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the Board is aware of the recent discovery of smuggling from the Persian Gulf, through our Custom House at Kurachi, of ball cartridge ammunition, marked Birmingham Arms Factory; and have efforts been made to trace here, from the place of origin, the channels through which this illicit traffic reached British India, also its subsequent destination.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Mr. BRODRICK,) Surrey, GuildfordI have no information on this matter beyond what I have seen in a newspaper. The Government of India will be asked to furnish a report.
§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLPerhaps the right hon. Gentleman will make inquiries nearer home—say at some of the Birmingham factories!