§ Mr. LUNDONasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been directed to the probable return of large numbers of native workers to British Colonies which will occur when the Panama Canal is completed; and what steps, if any, are being taken to meet the new conditions that will arise?
Mr. HARCOURTAll the British West Indian Colonies have been consulted on this subject, and each has replied to the effect that no difficulty is anticipated in dealing with such of its own natives as may return from Panama. British Guiana and British Honduras have reported also that they are in a position to afford openings for agricultural workers who are natives of other West Indian Colonies, and His Majesty's Minister at Panama has been requested to take steps to make this known among British West Indians in the Canal zone.