§ SIR GEORGE CAMPBELLasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, If he can state the population and the number of voters (under the most recent constitution) of each of the following classes in the Colonies of Natal and Jamaica, viz.: Persons of European and Creole blood, of Indian blood, and of African blood?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. OSBORNE MORGAN)In Natal the Returns for 1884 show a total 1393 population of 424,000; of these 35,000 are Whites, 27,000 Coolies, and 362,000 native Africans. The total number of electors is 6,730, but I am unable to say what proportion is to be assigned to each class of the population. In Jamaica, of a total population of 580,000 according to the Census of 1881, 14,000 are stated to be Whites, 110,000 Coloured, 444,000 Black; Indian Coolies number 11,000. The electors number 9,298, but, as in the case of Natal, they cannot be classified.