§ 31. Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the President of the Board of Trade how many British seamen were left behind in foreign ports under sentence of imprisonment for offences against the law of the country in which they were sentenced during the years 1927, 1928, and 1929; and what arrangements are made for the repatriation of such seamen at the expiration of their sentences?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMIt is not practicable to give the information sought in the first part of the question without a long and expensive investigation. Arrangements are made by the British Consul at the foreign port for the repatriation of such seamen at the end of 2037 the term of imprisonment, and for maintenance prior to repatriation if that cannot be immediately provided.
§ 33. Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the President of the Board of Trade how many British seamen were tried in the years 1927, 1928, and 1929 in foreign Courts on charges of offences against the Merchant Shipping Acts; how many were acquitted; how many were fined; and how many received sentences of imprisonment which were afterwards served in foreign prisons?
§ Mr. GRAHAMI have no record of any cases of the kind described in the question.