§ MR. FORWOOD (Lancashire, Ormskirk)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty if he will state the maximum number of adults conveyed on any one voyage from the United Kingdom within the past five years, including 1619 crew, by any of? the Indian troopships and the Imperial troopships Orontes, Himalaya, and Tyne? I also beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is the gross and net register tonnage, according to Board of Trade Rules, of the Malabar, Tyne, Orontes, and Himalaya,respectively?
SIR U. KAY-SHUTTLEWORTHThe numbers are as follows:—Indian troopships, 1,703 adults; Orontes, 1,360; Himalaya, 1,385; Tyne, 602. The following is the tonnage of each ship: Gross tonnage—Malabar, 4,499; Tyne, 2,091; Orontes, 3,705; and Himalaya, 3,071. Net tonnage—Malabar, 2,715; Tyne, 1,265; Orontes, 2,271; Himalaya, 2,079.