§ MR. HERBERT SAMUEL (Yorkshire, Cleveland)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Viceroy of Canton has again forbidden the enlistment in his province of coolies for the Rand mines; and, if so, if he will state what reasons have been given by the Viceroy for this action.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. LYTTELTON, Warwick and Leamington)The Answer is, as far as I am aware, in the negative. The matter is without importance, as all recruiting for the Rand mines for some time past has been carried on in the North of China.