§ SIR CHARLES CAYZER (Barrow-in-Furness)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that steamers proceeding from Bombay to Colombo are subject to ten days' quarantine at the latter port, although there is no evidence of sickness on board; and whether he will make inquiries with a view to stopping this excessive delay in the case of vessels having clean bills of health?
MR. CHAMBERLAINMy attention has been drawn to the stringent quarantine regulations imposed at Colombo, and I have addressed a Dispatch to the Governor suggesting modification.