§ 56. Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to what extent the Governor of Mauritius is consulting the Sino-Mauritian community with regard to a nominated member for the Legislative Council who would represent their interests.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydAs my hon. Friend informed the hon. Member for Eton and Slough (Mr. Brockway) on the 20th April, 1959, Mr. Ah-Chuen, a member of the 597 Sino-Mauritian community, has been appointed as a Nominated Member of Legislative Council.
§ Mr. JohnsonIs it not a fact that Mr. Ah-Chuen has been in this position for the last ten years but has never opened his mouth in the Legislative Council during that time? Is it not a fact that he is disowned by large numbers of SinoMauritians in the island and is it not also a fact that he went to Formosa as head of a Nationalist delegation, giving 20,000 dollars to the Kuomintang Party? Is not this somewhat indecent and unfitting behaviour on the part of a Member appointed by the Governor to the Legislative Council?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI deprecate personal remarks by Members of this House about Members of another House in a British Colonial territory. Mr. Ah-Chuen obtained the highest number of votes of all the Sino-Mauritian candidates at the recent elections and it is not always Members who speak most in the House who matter the most.
§ Mr. JohnsonWill the right hon. Gentleman give the number of SinoMauritian voters and their qualifications? The right hon. Gentleman says that the numbers who voted for this gentleman were more than those who voted for the other candidates. Is he aware that they were mainly influential commercial gentry, members of the Nationalist Party who have followed an anti-Socialist line for so long?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe hon. Member had better put that Question on the Order Paper.
§ Mr. RankinOn a point of order. Will the right hon. Gentleman tell us how many speeches he makes in the House?
§ Mr. SpeakerThat is not a point of order at all.