§ MR. WEDGWOOD (Newcastle-under Lyme)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received proposals as to the land law from the Land Board of the East African Protectorate; if so, what reply was sent, and when; will he give Members an opportunity of seeing the Land Board's proposals and the reply from the Colonial Office; and will he state the names and positions of the persons composing this Land Board.
§ THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Colonel SEELY,) Liverpool, AbercrombyThe Land Board of the East Africa Protectorate according to the latest Return consisted of the following official members: The Director of Agriculture, the Conservator of Forests, the Director of Surveys, the Land Officer and the Secretary for Native Affairs; and the following unofficial members: Major Leggett, 463 Messrs. Jones, Williams, Baillie, Cooper, Swift, Clarke, Flemmer, and Cushney. The functions of the Board are purely advisory. Certain proposals of the Board in regard to land legislation together with the reply of the Secretary of State will be found in Cd. 4117. Further communications have since been received, and will be included in Papers to be laid at a future date.