§ 42. Mr. Bottomleyasked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations to what extent it is Government policy to use prisoners as garden labour for the benefit of private house holders, and without payment, in Bechuanaland.
§ Mr. AlportNo prison labour is available to private householders with or without pay. Prisoners, as part of their normal extra-mural labour, are, however, employed in preparing and maintaining 646 gardens of official residences, for example, those of District Commissioners.