§ 55. Mr. Mallalieuasked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations whether he is aware that the Canadian Government is refusing permission to Maltese to enter the Dominion as immigrants on the ground that they are not British subjects; and whether he will make representations to the Canadian Government on this matter.
§ Mr. A. HendersonI have been asked to reply. The Canadian immigration regulations have since 1931 included a provision for the entry of British subjects from the United Kingdom, Eire, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Australia and the Union of South Africa. British subjects from other parts of the Commonwealth have not been admitted as immigrants, save in very special circumstances. The question of the 983 possible immigration of Maltese into Canada is at present under discussion with the Canadian Government.
§ Mr. PiratinDoes "British subjects from the Union of South Africa" include coloured subjects?