Mr. CATHCART WASONasked what arrangements have been made recently with reference to the British Mail Service to Kilirdini, East Africa; and if the conveyance of passengers and freight has been taken into consideration?
§ Mr. SYDNEY BUXTON:I am in negotiation with the British India Steam Navigation Company for improvements in the British Mail Service between Aden, Kilindini (the harbour of Mombasa) and Zanzibar. A new time-table has been settled under which the service will be once in four weeks as at present, but the round course of post from London to Mombasa and Zanzibar and back will be reduced by a week. Provision is being made for the conveyance of Government passengers and of a certain amount of Government stores. It would be contrary to practice to include in a mail contract provision for the conveyance of ordinary passengers and freight.