36. Mr. Creech Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received the report of the committee appointed to consider and advise on questions relating to the supply and welfare of native labour in the Tanganyika territory; if so, has he considered the recommendations; and what action is being taken in the territory in respect to recruiting, health conditions, penal sanctions, and protection of labour?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreThe answer to the first two parts of the question is in the affirmative. Draft legislation is being prepared to deal comprehensively with the committee's recommendations, and a Labour Inspectorate has already been instituted.
Mr. Creech JonesWill proper attention be paid to health standards in view of the rapid deterioration in recent years?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreCertainly.