§ Sir WILLIAM BYLESasked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether the Portuguese planters have recommenced 745W the shipping of men and women from Angola to the plantations on San Thomé and Principe; and, if so, can he state the total number shipped to the islands since 1st January last?
§ Sir E. GREYNo statistics for May or the subsequent months are yet available. Up till the end of April, 154 male and 8 female servicaes had been shipping from Angola to San Thomé. According to my information none had been shipped to Principé. They were all recruited under the Regulations of 1911 for a period of either one or two years.