CAPTAIN FABER (Hampshire, Andover)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any Member of the South African Police has been compelled to resign for not being qualified in the Dutch language; whether all Dutchmen in that force must be able to read and write; and what percentage of Dutch are included in the force up to and including 1st July of this year.
§ THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Colonel SEELY,) Liverpool, AbercrombyI have no information which will enable me to give the hon. and gallant Member the detailed answer he requires and as regards the first paragraph of the Question I am not aware that any rule has been made. It may be expedient to expect policemen to have some knowledge of the language spoken by the people of the locality.
CAPTAIN FABERWould the police in different parts of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland be expected to have a knowledge of Gaelic or Celtic as the case may be?
§ [No Answer was returned.]