HC Deb 13 November 1929 vol 231 cc2029-30
49. Major POLE

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in regard to the franchise under the new reforms in Fiji, he is aware that the income qualification of £75 imposed on the Indian community disfranchises most of the agricultural labourers, the municipal workers, cooks and other domestic servants, as well as factory hands in the small industries; and whether he will consider the proposal of the Indian community in Fiji that the income qualification should be reduced to a level comparable to the lowest wage paid by the sugar company in the Colony?

Mr. LUNN

I have nothing to add to the reply to my hon. Friend's question of the 11th July on this subject except that the Secretary of State has not yet received a communication from the Government in Fiji in regard to the proposal mentioned in the latter part of the question.