§ 14. Captain PETER MACDONALDasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what has been the respective German and British immigration into Tanganyika territory during each of the past five years; and what steps are being taken to ensure that British immigration into that territory is maintained?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe total numbers of British and German immigrants (excluding officials and visitors) for the five years 1929 to 1933 were: 916 British, 1,470; Germans, 1,226. I will circulate figures for the separate years with the OFFICIAL REPORT. The Mandatory Government is not in a position to afford special encouragement to immigrants of any particular nationality.
§ Following are the figures:
§ German and British Immigration into Tangranyika.
| German. | British. | |||
| 1929 | … | … | 255 | 419 |
| 1930 | … | … | 279 | 321 |
| 1931 | … | … | 200 | 256 |
| 1932 | … | … | 244 | 248 |
| 1933 | … | … | 248 | 226 |
| Total | … | 1,226 | 1,470 |