11. Mrs. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies which of the reforms proposed by the Cox Commission relevant to the area of Paramount Chief Kamal II of Sierra Leone have been effected and which remain to be carried out.
§ Mr. ProfumoThe relevant reforms adopted following the Cox Commission were the revision of the tribal authorities to enable taxpayers to be represented, the election of chiefdom committees to give regular advice to the paramount chiefs on the conduct of affairs, and the appointment of presidents of native courts. All these reforms were effected in Bombali before Paramount Chief Kamal II was reinstated. The Government are also considering reform of the local tax system.
Mrs. WhiteWhilst thanking the right hon. Gentleman for that reply, may I ask whether he is aware that there were a great many other recommendations in the Cox Commission's Report, some of which, I am sure, must be relevant to 1016 this district? Will he look at this matter again? Is he aware that there is still a good deal of dissatisfaction at the fact that the chief was allowed to go back before all these reforms took place?
§ Mr. ProfumoMy information is that the discontent comes from a minority.