§ 90. Mr. SORENSENasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of the correspondence between Sir Ofori Atta and the Government of the Gold Coast in or about the month of June, 1936, on the subject of the proposed deportation of Kwame Kuma, Odekre of Akwatia, and four others under the Asemangkese division regulation ordinance of 1935 and, in particular, a letter from Sir Ofori Atta to the Secretary of State for Native Affairs, dated 26th June, 1936; and, as the latter letter indicates a deliberate intention to pervert the course of justice, what action is proposed in connection therewith?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Mr. Ormsby-Gore)I have no information apart from that contained in the correspondence which the hon. Member has handed to me. I will ask the Governor of the Gold Coast for a report and will communicate with the hon. Member when the Governor's reply is received.
§ Mr. SORENSENDoes not the right hon. Gentleman recognise that the correspondence to which he refers does represent a serious state of affairs, and will he do his best to investigate it and let me know in course of time the result of the investigation?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREThe correspondence must be regarded as an ex parte statement, and obviously it calls for examination.