§ MR. WEDGWOOD (Newcastle-under-Lyme)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, pending the Report of the Committee on 952 Northern Nigerian land, he will suspend the alienation of land in Southern Nigeria where the conditions are similar.
§ COLONEL SEELYUnder the Native Lands Acquisition Ordinance, which applies to the whole of the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria, no alien may acquire any interest or right in or over any lands in the Protectorate from a native except under an instrument which has received the approval in writing of the Governor, and the Governor has been instructed that only grants on leasehold tenure should be approved.
§ MR. WEDGWOODDoes that also apply to the Colony of Lagos?
§ COLONEL SEELYI am not sure. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will put that Question down.