HC Deb 03 December 1919 vol 122 cc384-5
35. Sir HENRY CRAIK

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if, in view of the had effect produced upon native opinion by the report of the outrage committed in broad day in Liverpool upon three British citizens of the Gold Coast, followed by no reparation, the Government are prepared to consider whether it would be most expedient to allay the feeling thus aroused by making an offer of reasonable monetary compensation?

The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Lieut.-Colonel Amery)

Yes, Sir; the Government are considering the matter.