§ 50. Mr. LANSBURYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Report of the Committee appointed by the Government to inquire into the question of Poll Tax in Ceylon has yet been received; if so, what steps the Government propose to take to give effect to the Committee's recommendations; and will the Report be published?
§ Mr. AMERYThe Report of this Committee has been published in Ceylon as a Sessional Paper. Provision has been made on the annual Estimates to meet the cost of the recommendations of the Committee, which involved the grant of compensation to local bodies for the remission of the tax.