HC Deb 27 February 1906 vol 152 cc1018-9
DR. MACNAMARA (Camberwell, N.)

I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can state the number of Kaffir labourers employed in the Transvaal mines at the close of each of the years 1901–2–3–4 respectively and for each of the months of the year 1905 separately, so far as he has the facts.

MR. CHURCHILL

The number of Kaffir labourers in the Transvaal in employment on last day of each month were as follows:—

December, 1901 15,306
December, 1902 45,698
December, 1903 73,622
December, 1904 83,639
January, 1905 89,895
February, 1905 97,882
March, 1905 105,184
April, 1905 107,756
May, 1905 106,864
June, 1905 104,902
July, 1905 103,623
August, 1905 100,081
September, 1905 97,721
October, 1905 96,392
November, 1905 96,283
December, 1905 93,831
MR. BELLOC (Salford, S.)

Is it not the fact that Kaffir labour was steadily increasing until it was gradually displaced by Chinese labour?

MR. CHURCHILL

asked for notice of the Question.