HC Deb 10 July 1935 vol 304 c310
15 and 16. Mr. LUNN

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) whether he will call for a return of the number of visits paid by inspectors or Chinese protectorate officers to muit-sai in their employer's homes in the last six months of last year in Singapore and Penang and in each of the federated and unfederated Malay States;

(2) whether he will see that the Malayan Governments follow the example of the Hong-Kong Government and give the number of mui-tsai in those states in each of the half-yearly reports with effect from the beginning of this year; and whether he will see that much fuller information regarding mui-tsai is included in the reports?

Mr. M. MacDONALD

I am asking the Governor and High Commissioner to furnish full information in his periodical reports, and to supply such a return as may be available of the visits paid to mui-tsai in the last six months of 1934.

Mr. LUNN

Is the right hon. Gentleman asking that this information shall appear in all the reports?

Mr. MacDONALD

That depends on what answer I receive.