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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  SELECT  COMMITTEE

Trade”  to  the  end  of  the  paragraph—(Mr.  Shaiv  Lefevre).—Question  put.  That  the  words
proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  paragraph.—The  Committee  divided  :

Ayes  5.
Mr.  Kinnaird.
Sir  John  Hay.
Mr.  O’Conor.
Mr.  Kenn  aw  ay.
Mr.  Gilpin.
Paragraph  agreed  to.
Paragraph  30,  agreed  to.
Paragraph  31,  amended,  and  agreed  to.
Paragraph  32.—Amendment  proposed,  in  line  1,  after  the  word  “  therefore,”  to  insert
the  words  :—“  In  view  of  the  impotent  efforts  hitherto  made  to  stop  these  horrible
abominations,  and  of  the  duty  which  they  believe  to  be  incumbent  on  this  country  to
attempt  to  put  a  stop  to  this  terrible  waste  of  human  life,  and  regarding  the  benefit  to
be  derived  from  the  increase  of  trade  confidently  looked  for  on  the  cessation  of  the  traffic
in  slaves,  recommend”—(Mr.  Kennawag).—Question  put,  “  That  those  words  be  there
inserted.”—The  Committee  divided  :

Noes,  3.
Viscount  Enfield.
Lord  F.  Cavendish.
Mr.  Shaw  Lefevre.

Ayes,  4.
Mr.  Kinnaird.
Sir  John  Hay.
Mr.  Kennaway.
Mr.  Gilpin.

Noes,  4.
Viscount  Enfield.
Lord  F.  Cavendish.
Mr.  O’Conor.
Mr.  Shaw  Lefevre.

Whereupon  the  Chairman  declared  himself  with  the  Noes.
An  Amendment  made.—Paragraph,  as  amended,  agreed  to.

Paragraphs  33—36,  agreed  to.
Paragraph  37,  amended  and  agreed  to.
Paragraph  38,  agreed  to.

Paragraph  39.—Amendment  proposed,  to  omit  paragraph  39—(Mr.  Shavj  Lefevre).
—  Question  put.  That  the  words  “  Your  Committee  recommend”  stand  part  of  the  paragraph.—The ­
  Committee  divided  :

Ayes,  3.
Lord  F.  Cavendish.
Mr.  O’Conor.
Mr.  Kennaway.

Koes,  5.
Viscount  Enfield.
Mr.  Kinnaird.
Sir  John  Hay.
Mr.  Shaw  Lefevre.
Mr.  Gilpin.

Remainder  of  the  paragraph  disagreed  to.
Paragraph  40,  agreed  to.

ParagTaph41.—An  Amendment  made.—Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  lines  2  and  3,
to  leave  out  the  words  As  well  as  by  the  evidence  of  the  naval  officers”—(Lord  F.
Cavendish).—Question  put,  That  the  words  proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the
paragraph.”—The  Committee  divided:

Ayes,  6.
Mr.  Kinnaird.
Sir  John  Hay.
Mr.  O’Conor.
Mr.  Kennaway.
Mr.  R.  Fowler.
Mr.  Gilpin.

Koes,  3.
Viscount  Enfield.
Lord  F.  Cavendish.
Mr.  Shaw  Lefevre.

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  line  3,  after  the  word  '  Squadron,”  to  insert  the
following  words  :  “  The  vessels  forming  the  Flying  Squadron  are  manned  in  a  great
measure  by  the  reduction  of  force  on  the  West  Coast  of  Africa,  consequent  on  the
extinction  of  the  slave  trade  there,  and  if  the  sum  expended  on  maintaining  this  force
were  devoted  for  a  short  time  to  manning  a  proper  class  of  vessels  for  service  on  the
East  Coast  of  Africa,  the  Committee  believe  it  would  be  attended  by  the  most  fortunate
results