§ 28. Mr. PALINGasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received any communications from the Government of India on the clove marketing legislation in Zanzibar; and whether he is taking any steps to investigate the position?
Mr. M. MacDONALDMy predecessor received communications from the Government of India on this subject and arrangements were made for the visit of an officer of that Government to Zanzibar to report on the recent clove legislation amongst other matters. The report of this officer was published in India, together with the comments on it of the Government of Zanzibar, on the 28th of January this year. As at present advised, I see no reason for any further inquiry until further experience has been gained of the operation of the present system, especially as I understand that the advantages of the legislation to the community as a whole are now being more generally realised.