§ 68. Mr. CLOUGHasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Colonial Office has sanctioned the vote of the Legislative Council of 'British East Africa in favour of the inclusion of women in the new franchise; and whether the age has been fixed at twenty-one?
§ Colonel AMERYThe Bill now before the Legislative Council of the East Africa Protectorate provides for the inclusion of women over twenty-one in the franchise. The measure is now under the consideration of the Secretary of State.