§ 76. Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement respecting unrest in Sierra Leone; what is the nature of the Bill to become operative in January, 1938, dealing with rural administration; and what is the composition of the special committee of inquiry?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreThere is not, to my knowledge, any unrest in Sierra Leone, The Rural Areas Bill has been designed to make provision for the better administration of the rural areas of the police and headquarters judicial districts of the Colony. The recommendations upon which the Bill is based were subjected to the consideration of a committee consisting of all the unofficial members of the Legislative Council, two members of the House Tax Advisory Board, and the District Commissioner, under the chairman-
§ ship of the Acting Colonial Secretary, whose report was unanimous.
§ Mr. SorensenCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether the composition of the special committee of inquiry includes representatives of natives in an unofficial capacity?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreI said that the unofficial members of the Legislative Council were there. They were all represented.