§ MR. STUART SAMUEL (Tower Hamlets, Whitechapel)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state whether persons naturalised in the British Colonies have the same status in the United Kingdom as in the Colonies; and whether he will take advantage of the presence of the Colonial Premiers in this country to promote an agreement to secure a moderate and uniform fee for the privilege of becoming a British citizen throughout the Empire.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. GLADSTONE,) Leeds, W.I beg to answer on behalf of my right hon. friend. The whole of the important question of naturalisation throughout the Empire is being considered by the Colonial Conference. Beyond this I can make no statement, except to say that under the existing law naturalisation conferred in a Colony does not extend to this country or to other Colonies.