§ 9. Mr. J. HARRISasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the Government of Abyssinia has issued a decree forbidding provincial governors and officials and subjects from engaging in slave-trading, and threatening them with certain penalties if they engage in the traffic; and whether a copy of this decree has been forwarded to His Majesty's Government?
§ Mr. PONSONBYThe reply to both parts of the question is in the affirmative.