§ MR. A. E. PEASEI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the number of Her Majesty's ships employed in the Slave Trade suppression service on the East Coast of Africa?
§ LORD G. HAMILTONAll of Her Majesty's ships on the East Coast of Africa are in possession of warrants, and have full authority to act in the suppression of the Slave Trade. In the neighbourhood of Zanzibar and Pemba there are three third-class cruisers; on the rivers Zambesi and Shiré, two steamers; at Aden and the neighbourhood, one third-class cruiser; and in the Persian Gulf, one third-class cruiser. I may, however, observe that these vessels have other duties to perform besides the suppression of the Slave Trade.