§ 12. Lord APSLEYasked the Secretary of State for War the number of lascars, and their percentage to the rest of the crew, on the troopship sailing from Southampton on 17th September; and how many foreigners were among the stewards and barmen?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERI have been asked to reply. Of the crew of the "Neuralia" 186, or 78 per cent. were lascars. None of the European members of the crew was a foreigner; some of the lascar members of the catering department may have been Goanese, but, in the absence of the ship, it is not possible to say how many.