HC Deb 15 March 1944 vol 398 cc234-5
37. Mr. Mathers

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress has been made with the introduction of the new constitution in Jamaica; whether the census returns on which the electoral roll is based has been completed; and when a general election will take place.

Colonel Stanley

Good progress has been made in the preparations for the introduction of the new Constitution in Jamaica. The census returns on which the new electoral roll will be based are already in the hands of the Jamaican Government. It is not possible at present to state when a general election will take place.