MR. GILPINasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether any and what steps have been taken by the Government to carry out the recommendations of the Commission upon the treatment of Coolies in British Guiana; whether the Government has arranged that the Immigration Agent General shall become a member of the Court of Policy; and, whether any steps have been taken by the Governor, at the instance of the Colonial Office, to amend the Laws affecting the treatment of the Coolies in British Guiana?
§ MR. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN, in reply, said: Sir George Young, one of the Commissioners, has been requested to draught an Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Immigration Law of British Guiana, in accordance with the recommendations of the Commission. This Ordinance is expected to be ready very shortly, and will be forthwith transmitted to the colony. The question as to whether the Immigration Agent General shall become a member of the Court of Policy is not finally decided, but will be fully considered with the other questions in connection with the whole subject.