§ MR. O'KELLYasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether Her Majesty's late Government took steps to relieve the Egyptian Garrison of Kassala; and, if so, what success attended those efforts, and what is the present condition of the town and garrison?
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. BEYCE)The relief of Kassala was the subject of careful consideration by Her Majesty's late Government, as appears by the Parliamentary Papers laid before the House. The various proposals made, the steps taken, and the results could hardly be explained within the usual limits of an answer to a Parliamentary Question; but the hon. Member will find full information upon the subject in the Parliamentary Paper, Egypt No. 20, 1885, recently distributed, and in a further Paper only distributed this morning, Egypt, No. 2, 1886.
§ MR. O'KELLYHave the Government any information in regard to the present condition of the Kassala garrison?
MR. BEYCEThe hon. Member will find the latest information we possess in the Paper issued this morning.