§ *MR. REESI beg to ask the Under-secretary of State for the Colonies whether any arrangement was made at the Colonial Conference whereby British lines of steamships may be able satisfactorily to compete with German State-aided lines upon the East Coast of Africa.
§ THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. CHURCHILL,) Manchester, N.W.The Answer is in the negative.
§ MR. CHURCHILLYes, Sir; the question of British communication between this country and the East Coast of Africa has been and will be most carefully considered.