§ SIR C. W. DILKE (Gloucester, Forest of Dean)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with reference to a statement recently made that the traffic in slaves in Zanzibar is absolutely prohibited, and that every person entering the Sultan's dominions from outside is free, whether he is aware that recent travellers, with every opportunity for knowing the facts, have stated that, on the contrary, there is an active Slave Trade going on into the Sultan's dominions from the interior, and this since the establishment of our Protectorate, and up to the present time; and whether he will make further inquiries as to the accuracy of the information furnished to the Foreign Office?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir E. GREY, Northumberland, Berwick)I have not seen these statements, but if they are specified they will be examined.