§ MR. ALBAN GIBBS (London)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received any report as to the conduct and nationality of the crew of the steamship "Mexican" at the
† See The Parliamentary Debates [Fourth Series], Vol. lxxxii., page 26.241 time of her recent collision with the steamship "Wingfield" in South African waters.
§ MR. RITCHIEI have not yet received the report of the Court of Inquiry in the case of the " Mexican," and I am unable therefore to say anything at present as to the conduct of the crew at the time of the recent casualty. As regards the nationality of the crew, out of a total of 150, six were foreigners, and these were all employed in the steward's department.