§ 26. Mr. Skinnardasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies in which colonies in the West Indies members of the legislative councils are not remunerated for their services, and what steps he is taking to secure the introduction of legislation for the payment of members.
Mr. Creech JonesMembers of the Legislative Councils are not remunerated in Barbados, British Guiana or British Honduras. In Barbados a Bill to provide for payment is to be introduced at the request of the House of Assembly. In British Guiana the principle of payment of members of the Legislative Council is approved, but in the absence of evidence of strong local support the Colonial Government has deferred further action until after the general election early next year. In British Honduras, the Governor advised in 1943 that action should be 1948 deferred pending the extension of the franchise, which has since been carried out.