§ 6. Sir ROBERT HAMILTONasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is essential that the legislation relating to the clove industry now pending in Zanzibar should be passed on 28th June; and whether its consideration could be postponed for a sufficient time to enable the Indian community to submit representations to him beforehand?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister)The new clove season starts in Zanzibar on the 1st of July and it is important that the proposed legislation should be in force by that date. For this reason I could not agree to any delay in its introduction. I am sure my hon. Friend will appreciate the great importance of securing a better price for this crop on which Zanzibar so largely depends; and I can assure him that the scheme to which the present legislation gives effect has been adopted after the most careful consideration.