31. Mr. PRICEasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, under the mining Ordinances in force in British colonies and protectorates and mandated territories in Africa, Africans are being permitted to apply for and obtain licences to prospect for minerals; and, if so, under what conditions?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERSo far as the territories under the supervision of the Colonial Office are concerned, an examination of the laws relating to the grant of prospecting licences shows that, while in several territories certain standards of literacy and intelligence and of financial ability to discharge the incidental obligations are required in applicants for such licences, there is nowhere any discrimination on racial grounds.