HC Deb 23 June 1936 vol 313 c1568
7. Mr. CREECH JONES

asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs the numbers of natives in Southern Rhodesia who have been convicted under pass laws in each year since the constitution was promulgated in 1923?

Mr. M. MacDONALD

As the reply involves a table of figures I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the reply:

SOUTHERN RHODESIA.
Natives convicted under pass laws, 1923–1935.
1923 12,386
1924 11,254
1925 11,048
1926 10,081
1927 8,940
1928 9,181
1929 10,995
1930 13,565
1931 14,540
1932 17,510
1933 18,866
1934 19,279
1935 19,773