§ MR. FELL (Great Yarmouth)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, how many natives are required to replace every 100 Chinese repatriated from the Transvaal mines; and is the estimate of 150 natives being required to do the work of 100 Chinese approximately correct.
§ MR. CHURCHILLSir, I cannot say. A more interesting calculation would be how many white men at high wages and with the best machinery would replace 100 of either natives or Chinese.
§ MR. FELLIs it not the case that it is in the knowledge of the Colonial Office that it takes considerably more natives than Chinamen to do the same work?
§ MR. CHURCHILLI have answered the Question. I said I could not give the relative figures.
§ EARL WINTERTONIn view of the statements made by his Party at the last election, will the right hon. Gentleman take steps to ascertain?
§ * MR. SPEAKERI must really enter a protest against the practice of introducing a lot of fresh matter in supplementary Questions. A Question was asked of the light hon. Gentleman and he said he did not know. That, surely, is sufficient for the time being.
§ * MR. SPEAKEROrder, order.