§ MR. DILLON (Mayo, E.)asked the Secretary of State for War, Who is to bear the expense of the fresh reinforcements now being sent to Suakin; and, whether the Egyptian Government has been consulted, and has approved of the sending of these troops?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)It is arranged between Her Majesty's Government and the Government of the Khedive that the extra cost entailed upon the Imperial Exchequer by the Army of Occupation in Egypt is defrayed by the Egyptian Government. The amount during the present financial year is £110,000. If the operations of the Army of Occupation in the defence of Suakin entailed extra cost beyond that sum, which will have to be ascertained in consultation with the Government of Egypt, Her Majesty's Government will then have to consider how it is to be met. In answer to the second part of the Question, I may say that the Egyptian Government has approved the sending of these troops.