§ 18. Sir S. HOAREasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of the differences in salary of officials in Kenya Colony, Uganda, and Nigeria; and whether he will inquire into these differences with a view to seeing whether they are still justified by climatic or other reasons?
Mr. WOODI am aware of the differences in salary referred to, and, as my hon. Friend is aware, these have been in some degree attributable to climatic and other differences between the Colonies concerned. At the present time, however, financial limitations are such as to make it impossible to offer the same salaries in East as in West Africa, and I do not see, therefore, that any useful purpose would be served by the inquiry suggested.