Mr. Creech Jonesasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies what agreement was recently reached at the Governors' Conference, at Salisbury, regarding inter-territorial labour arrangements between the two Rhodesias and Nyasaland; what proposal was adopted in respect to Nyasaland labour and what new labour legislation is contemplated in Northern Rhodesia?
§ Mr. George HallAt the instance of the Government of Nyasaland, the 1936 tripartite agreement has been so revised as to provide for a greater measure of control over the migration of native labour. The revised provisional agreement has been initialled by representatives of the participating Governments and is to be submitted to my Noble Friend for approval so far as Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland are concerned. I will arrange for my hon. Friend to be supplied with a copy in due course. I have no information regarding any further labour legislation contemplated by the Government of Northern Rhodesia.