§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)To ask the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will state the nature of the arrangements between the Governor of Egypt and the Khedivial Mail Steam Ship Company for the conveyance of pilgrims accompanying the Holy Carpet during the last pilgrimage; what was the amount paid by the Governor to the company; and did the arrangements include the cost of the shelter and maintenance of pilgrims whilst at Suez awaiting ships for embarkation.
(Answered by Earl Percy.) The Foreign Office are not in possession of any information on the matter, which is one that primarily concerns the Egyptian Government.