HC Deb 27 May 1897 vol 49 cc1416-7
MR. WILLIAM REDMOND (Clare, E.)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the increased shipping from India and Australia, the Government will take steps to have an adequate number of lighthouses stationed on the shores of the Red Sea?

MR. RITCHIE

As stated in my reply to the hon. Member for the South Division of Bristol, a, circular has been addressed by Her Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople to the representatives of the Great Powers inviting their co-operation on the subject of additional lights in the Red Sea. No steps can be taken by Her Majesty's Government until the replies to these communications have been received and considered.