MR. CATHCART WASONI beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies at whose discretion can forced unpaid labour be exacted from West Africans; and whether such discretion lies solely in the control of the Governor or if it can be exercised by any subordinate.
§ MR. CHURCHILLIn West African Colonies and Protectorates in which there is legal power to demand labour on roads and waterways, the Governor or High Commissioner alone can make an order that such work shall be done.