§ MR. MARKHAMI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether by the last South African mail he received any report from Lord Milner dealing with the Municipal Election Ordinance; and whether, seeing that by the terms of this ordinance only white British subjects are entitled to exercise the franchise, he will say whether, in view of the municipal scheme he urged on the late Transvaal Government for adoption by that Government, he will now advise His Majesty to disallow this Ordinance, which excludes the subjects of all countries, other than British, from administrating their own property.
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the negative. I am not prepared to say what advice will be tendered to His Majesty in respect of an Ordinance which has not yet been received.
§ MR. MARKHAMI put this Question down three weeks ago, and the right hon. Gentleman then said he had not heard from Lord Milner. Seeing that this measure was adopted by the Legislative Council three weeks ago, does the right hon. Gentleman still say he has not yet received any report on it?
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINNot the report for which the hon. Member asks.