§ MR. W. T. WILSON (Lancashire, Westhoughton)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he can state how many indentured Chinese labourers there were in South Africa at the end of 1907; and at what date will the indentures of the last batch of Chinese imported expire.
§ MR. CHURCHILLThe number on 31st December last, was, I understand, 35,676, and the latest term of labour under indenture will expire in January, 1910.