§ MR. THOMAS DEWARI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he can give the number of aliens entered at the port of London from the 1st January to the 28th February, 1901; how many of these aliens are now settled in the East Endof London; and how the figures for the period stated compare with the figures for the same period in the years 1900 and 1899.
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThis question should have been addressed to 347 me. The answer to the first paragraph is 3,410. The second can be answered approximately only by deducting the numbers of alien seamen—namely, 429—and the number of aliens reported to be on their way to places outside the United Kingdom—namely, 800, leaving 2,181. But it is impossible to say how many of these settled in the East of London or whether a considerable number of those who were reported to be on the move did not eventually remain here. The corresponding figures for 1900 are 3,140 and 2,362; and for 1899, 2,596 and 1,780.
SIR HOWARD VINCENTMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman when he proposes to fulfil the promise of his predecessor to introduce legislation on the subject?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURI have already told my hon. friend that I do not propose to introduce legislation this year.