§ MR. CAINEI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies if Indian medical men bearing British degrees in medicine are eligible for appointments on the West African Medical Staff.
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINIndian medical men are not eligible for employment on the West African Medical Staff.
§ MR. CAINEIs it not the case that Indian medical men who take the same degree are eligible for work in this country? Why are they excluded from West Africa?
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINThat is an argument I cannot enter into by way of question and answer across the floor of the House. There are circumstances which render undesirable the employment in West Africa of men of Indian birth.