§ MR. H. J. WILSON (Yorkshire, W.R., Holmfrith)To ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the corruption of young girls is a criminal offence in British East Africa.
(Answered by Colonel Seely.) The term used in my hon. friend's Question does not specify any offence known to the law. The law of East Africa with respect to such matters is governed by the principles of the Indian penal code, which contains elaborate provisions on the subject.