§ 5. Mr. SAKLATVALAasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he has any information concerning the deaths of 37 Indians in process of repatriation from British Guiana on the ss. "Sutlej" in September last; of what these people died; whether there has been a Government inquiry into the affair; and, if so, what were its findings?
§ Earl WINTERTONMy Noble Friend has been in correspondence with the Government of India regarding the report of the Committee of Inquiry held in India in connection with this matter. Of the thirty-seven deaths of British Indians during the voyage, 30 were due to respiratory diseases, most of which occurred among aged and pauper repatriates. The question of the publication of a communique in India regarding the findings and recommendations of the Committee of Inquiry is under consideration. The Committee's report has been brought to the notice of the British Guiana Government.