§ SIR JOHN HAYasked the Secretary of State for War, What preparations, if any, are being made by boats or otherwise to maintain the communications and supplies of the Army at Korti during spring and summer?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONThe maintenance of communications on the Nile during summer is a matter for Lord Wolseley to arrange in conjunction with Sir Frederick Stephenson. Any requisitions which the Generals may make connected with the subject are receiving, and will continue to receive, immediate attention.