HC Deb 17 November 1908 vol 196 c1036
CAPTAIN CLIVE (Herefordshire, Ross)

I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is the intention of the Government to guarantee the loan for £1,500,000 asked for by the Orange River Colony Government; and whether it is their intention to attach any conditions to the grant of that guarantee.

COLONEL SEELY

I am unable to add anything to my reply to a similar Question by the hon. Member for Graves-end on 19th October.

CAPTAIN CRAIG (Down, E.)

May I ask the hon. and gallant Gentleman whether he will take care that there are no conditions to the grant of the guarantee which will make it incumbent on the Government to do away with British employees in preference to Orange River Colony employees?

COLONEL SEELY

I do not think that implication is merited, and, if I may respectfully say so, I do not think it should be made ii this Parliament in reference to a self-governing Colony. But, in any case, the request for the loan has not yet been officially received.