ON  SLAVE  TRADE  (EAST  COAST  OF  AFRICA).

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results  in  extinguishing  the  slave  trade,  without  any  addition  to  the  Navy  Estimates”—
(Sir  John  Hay),—Question  put,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted.—The  Committee
divided  :

Ayes,  3.
Mr.  Kinnaird.
Sir  John  Hay.
Mr.  Robert  Fowler.

Noes,  6.
Viscount  Enfield.
Lord  F.  Cavendish.
Mr.  O’Conor.
Mr.  Kennaway.
Mr.  Shaw  Lefevre.
Mr.  Grilpin.

Question,  That  the  paragraph,  as  amended,  stand  part  of  the  Report.—The  Committee
divided  :

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

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

Paragrajih  42.—Amendment  proj)osed  in  line  3,  after  the  word  “employed,”  to  insert
the  words  :  “  but  they  cannot  help  observing  that  the  opinions  of  Admiral  Hillyar  and
Sir  Leopold  Heath,  the  two  officers  who  have  commanded  in  these  seas  since  1867,
have  given  evidence  that  an  additional  force  must  be  maintained  on  this  service;  and  it
is  further  in  evidence  that  at  least  three  vessels  are  required  to  watch  the  Portuguese
territory  on  the  shores  of  the  Mozambique”—(Sir  John  Hay).—Question  put.  That  those
words  be  there  inserted.—The  Committee  divided  :

Ayes,  4.
Mr.  Kinnaird.
Sir  John  Hay.
Mr.  Kennaway
Mr.  R.  Fowler.

Noes,  5.
Viscount  Enfield.
Lord  F.  Cavendish.
Mr.  O’Conor.
Mr.  Shaw  Lefevre.
Mr.  Gilpin.

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  line  3,  to  leave  out  the  word  “  and,”  in  order  to
insert  the  words  :  “  The  Committee  recognising  how  desirable  it  is  that  men  and  officers
engaged  on  this  monotonous  and  harassing  service  should  not  be  detained  for  too  long
a  period,  recommend  that  more  care  should  be  taken  in  communicating  to  all  naval  commanding ­
  officers  every  information  which  may  assist  them  in  performing  their  duty,  by
providing  them  not  only  with  accurate  records  of  the  proceedings  of  their  naval  prede  •
cessors,  but  with  Parliamentary,  Foreign  Office,  and  India  Office  documents  bearing  on
the  question,  which  will  assist  them  in  forming  a  correct  judgment  as  to  the  best  mode  of
parrying  the  devices  of  the  slave  traders”—(Sir  John  Hay),—instead  thereof.—Question
put.  That  the  word  “and”  stand  part  of  the  paragraph.—The  Committee  divided  :

Ayes,  5.
Viscount  Enfield.
Lord  F.  Cavendish.
Mr.  O’Conor.
Mr.  Shaw  Lefevre.
Mr.  Gilpin.

Noes,  4.
Mr.  Kinnaird.
Sir  John  Hay.
Mr.  Kennaway.
Mr.  R.  Fowler.

Paragraph  agreed  io.
Paragraph  43,  agreed  to.
Paragraphs  44—45,  amended,  and  agreed  to.
Paragraph  i6,  agreed  to.
Paragraph  47.—Question  put.  That  this  paragraph  stand  part  of  the  proj)Osed  Report.
I  he  Committee  divided:

Ayes,  7.
Mr.  Kinnaird.
Sir  John  Hay.
Lord  F.  Cavendish.
Mr.  O’Conor.
Mr.  Kennaway.
Mr.  R.  Fowler.
Mr.  Gilpin.
420.

Noes,  2.
Viscount  Enfield.
Mr.  Shaw  Lefevre.

c  3  Amendment

Q.  C95,  696.11
1157.1310.