§ 26. Mr. R. LAMBERTasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will say when the volume of evidence taken by the West African Lands Committee and the Report of the Sub-Committee, with appendices, will be laid before Parliament; and whether, if the full Report of the Committee, which was appointed in 1912, is incomplete and cannot yet be published, the evidence and Report of the Sub-Committee, which is understood to contain information and suggestions of great value, can be placed in the Library for, reference?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Mr. Steel-Maitland)Owing to the outbreak of war it was impossible for the Committee to continue their labours, and I do not consider that it would be desirable to publish a draft Report in which the majority of the Committee had not concurred. I will consider whether there is any reason why a copy of the evidence should not be placed in the Library.
§ Commander WEDGWOODMay I ask whether the hon. Gentleman is aware that the chairman of that Committee sent in a letter which amounted to a preliminary Report, and whether the recommendations made in that letter have not failed to be carried out in connection with the Gold Coast Colony?
§ Mr. STEEL-MAITLANDI will inquire into that if the hon. and gallant Gentleman will give me notice.