§ 23. Mr. PHILIP OLIVERasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any information to give to the House as to the introduction into the Ceylon legislature of the Bill referred to by the governor of Ceylon, as in contemplation, for limiting the evils attending the transfer for payment of children as domestic servants by a section of the population in the island?
§ Dr. SHIELSThe Governor of Ceylon reported quite recently that a draft Bill had been prepared dealing with the question of the protection of children, but that it had been found to be unsuitable in some respects and was being revised in the light of suggestions made by the 1260 Ceylon Child Protection Society. I hope that the introduction of the Bill in the Legislative Council will not be long delayed.