Mr. Creech Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress is being made in regard to a new ordinance or regulations governing tin deposits and mining in Nigeria, with special reference to labour conditions, displacement of Africans on their land, deposits of excavated land, etc.
§ Colonel StanleyThe Government of Nigeria have under consideration a new Minerals Ordinance and also a Labour Bill amending and consolidating existing legislation. The drafting of these Bills is at an advanced stage and it is hoped that they will be presented to the Legislative Council next year.