§ MR. HAROLD COX (Preston)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government have received a reply to their communication to the Governor of the Transvaal on the subject of the draft Gold Law of that Colony, especially in respect of Sections 127 and 128 thereof, under which special disabilities are to be imposed upon coloured persons, including British Indians.
§ THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Colonel SEELY, Liverpool, Abercromby)No, Sir, not yet. We telegraphed recently to inquire when the reply might be expected, but it has not yet been received.
§ *MR. REES (Montgomery Boroughs)May I ask if the hon. Gentleman has received a resolution from the Johannesburg Association of Trade Unions objecting to the interference of the British Government in matters affecting the labour of the Colony?
§ Colonel SEELYI am not aware of it.
§ *MR. REESBut was not a telegram on the subject published long ago, and has not the hon. Gentleman had time to got the information?
§ Colonel SEELYasked for notice.