§ MR. LABOUCHERE (Northampton)To ask the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will lay upon the Table of the House the text of all concessions of land or rights to explore for gold granted respectively to individuals or to syndicates, or to other limited liability companies, together with, in the case of each of the two latter, a list of their shareholders and a statement of their nominal capital, the number of their shares which have been paid for in cash, and the number that have been issued without cash payment to individuals, together with the names of such individuals.
(Answered by Earl Percy.) It will be impossible to lay the text of all the numerous contracts for the sale and lease of land in East Africa and Uganda. So far as I am aware no concessions for mining are in existence. The permits to prospect for minerals which were issued in 1902 and 1903 under the Mining Regulations have not resulted in applications for mining rights. The details asked for as to limited companies registered in this country can be seen at Somerset House.