§ MR. SAMUEL ROBERTS (Sheffield, Ecclesall )I beg to ask the Under-secretary of State for the Colonies when the next shipload of Chinese coolies is expected in South Africa. I beg also to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies when the last shipload of Chinese coolies reached South Africa and where those men are now working.
§ MR. CHURCHILLThe Transvaal Chamber of Mines reported on the 9th inst. that shire January 31st the "Indravelli" had arrived with 1,943 coolies, and that 1,590 were on sea in the "Cranley," which appears to have arrived yesterday. I am not aware in which mines the men from the last ship-load are working.