§ MR. THOMAS BAYLEY (Derbyshire, Chesterfield)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the attention of the Government has been called to that part of Mr. Hardinge's Report to the Foreign Office, dated Zanzibar, 13th March, 1895, whether he estimates that in the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba from 50,000 to 78,000 slaves are illegally held; and, what steps the Government propose taking that slaves held illegally in the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba may regain their freedom?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir EDWARD GREY, Northumberland, Berwick)I have to point out that, in giving the figures quoted, Mr. Hardinge observes that it cannot be too carefully borne in mind that all such calculations are mere guesswork, but the whole subject is still under consideration.