MR. CATHCART WASONI beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he could ascertain if the labour regulations, recently brought into force in East Africa, were submitted for the consideration of the late Under-Secretary for the Colonies; and if he expressed any views thereon.
§ COLONEL SEELYI understand that the late Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies expressed his approval of the objects, principles, and general character of the regulations in question, and that he regarded effective action in regard to 1261 native labour as urgently necessary in the interests of the natives.
MR. CATHCART WASONI beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if the labour regulations have been brought into force by the Governor to protect natives against harsh and unjust treatment; and if he can state on what points Lord Delamere and Mr. Bailey, the members of the Council suspended by the Governor, considered the regulations unfair.
§ COLONEL SEELYThe chief object of the regulations is as stated by my hon. friend. Papers on this subject will shortly be laid, in which the views of all parties are set out in their own words.