§ Mr. MOSLEYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in order to simplify the working of the compulsory labour ordinances in Kenya Colony, he will give instructions that the declaration of a native that he has been engaged for three months in the 1844W year on his own gardens should be accepted as justifying exemption from the ordinances?
§ Lieut.-Colonel AMERYI will consult the Governor of the Colony on my hon. Friend's suggestion.
§ Mr. MOSLEYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what form of machinery has been or will be set up before which the natives of Kenya. Colony will be able to substantiate their rights to exemption from the compulsory labour ordinances; and what, if any, provision will be made for legal representation of the defendants?
§ Lieut.-Colonel AMERYUnder the Native Authority Ordinance, 1912, a native disobeying an order of a headman under the ordinance is liable to punishment on conviction before a magistrate or a native tribunal having authority over the native. I have no information as to whether the native can be legally represented at the hearing or whether the Governor has set up any alternative procedure to inquire into a native's liability for service, but I will make inquiry.