DR. CAMERONasked the Secretary to the Admiralty, Whether it is true, as reported by the Suakin correspondent of The Times, that the Jumna arrived at Suakin with coolies, was then sent back without disembarking them, then told to come back and disembark them; if so, if he would state the dates and places at which the several orders were given; and, whether the expense of the maintenance and manœuvring of the coolies is a charge upon the Admiralty, the War Office, or the Indian Government?
§ MR. CAINE (for Sir THOMAS BRASSEY)It is the fact that the Jumna arrived at Suakin with coolies on the 25th of April. She left for Aden on the 28th with the coolies on board. On arriving at Aden on the 1st of May, she 139 was ordered to return to Suakin. All transport charges are borne by the Admiralty.