§ 78. Mr. ORMSBY-GOREasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is true that the boundary line between the British and French mandated areas in Togoland cuts through and thereby divides in certain places native tribes and families; that this unnatural division is leading to much dissatisfaction; and whether His Majesty's Government proposes to take any steps to secure a readjustment of the boundary more in harmony with the wishes of the inhabitants?
§ Mr. AMERYI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to the hon. Member for Moss Side on the 1st of July last. I am not aware that much dissatisfaction has been caused. It has been agreed that when the work of delimitation is being carried out such minor modifications as may be possible will be made in order to avoid the disadvantages to which the hon. Member refers. It has also been agreed that the inhabitants of the frontier regions shall be free, within a period of six months from the completion of delimitation, to transfer themselves and their property to whichever side of the boundary they may prefer.
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREHas the Boundary Committee been appointed, and is it yet working?