HC Deb 26 November 1906 vol 165 cc1253-4
MR. BURT (Morpeth)

I beg to ask the Prime Minister whether it is part of the policy of His Majesty's Government in dealing with the Chinese Labour Ordinance in the Transvaal to leave the renewal of the three years contracts under which the coolies were imported an open question.

SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

I would appeal to my right hon. friend to await the publication of the Letters Patent of the Transvaal Constitution, where he will find the conditions governing the termination of the Chinese labour experiment set forth in full accordance with the declared policy of His Majesty's Government and their pledges to Parliament.