§ MR. LEVY (Leicestershire, Loughborough)To ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the Government has given its assent to any scheme whereby, either by means of taxation or otherwise, Kaffirs are to be induced, by pressure from the Executive Government of the South African Colonies, to work in mines; whether the Government has given any assistance to the mine-owners in their efforts to procure Native labour from districts either within or without the area of His Majesty's dominions; whether, in either case, the Government has imposed on mine-owners any conditions of employment; if so, what those conditions are, and if they include a minimum rate of remuneration.
(Answered by Mr. A. J. Balfour.) No assent has been given by His majesty's Government to any scheme enabling the Executive Government of the South African Colonies to put pressure upon Native labour; nor has any assistance been given to the mine-owners to procure Native labour, unless the Native Regulations are to be regarded in that light. For these Regulations I may refer the hon. Member to the Parliamentary Paper, Cd. 904.