§ 42. Captain P. Macdonaldasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many appeals have been received or dealt with during the last 12 months by him from individuals or groups of European personnel and individuals or groups of non-European personnel, respectively, in the Colonial service; in how many cases in each class were the appeals rejected or the applicant informed that he could not intervene; and whether all appeals receive the personal consideration of himself or whether they are disposed of purely by the permanent officials of the Colonial Office?
§ Colonel StanleyAs no special record is kept by which appeals can readily be identified with particular office files, the collection of the information requested in the first and second parts of the Question would present considerable difficulty, and I hope that my hon. and gallant Friend will not press for me to provide it. Formal petitions from members of the Colonial Service are invariably seen by the Secretary of State, or by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary on his behalf.