HC Deb 21 March 1917 vol 91 c1893
31. Mr. GINNELL

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will give the House the substance, or place in the Library the text, of the Indian Immigration Ordinance in force in Fiji subjecting men to forced labour and women to forced prostitution, thus rendering marriage laws and civilisation impossible among them; and under what law, in these circumstances, each woman is subjected to from three to five men according to the proportion of the sexes in the community?

The SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Mr. Long)

There is of course no such law in Fiji as is indicated in the hon. Member's question.

Mr. GINNELL

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that this has appeared in several newspapers?