§ 4. Sir T. Mooreasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the number pf European wives of non-Government servants, whose husbands are employed, or are to be employed in Malaya, now awaiting passages; and whether any priority is given to wives who have been separated from their husbands for long periods owing to internment or imprisonment.
§ Mr. georģe Hall:There are some 2,000 European women and children awaiting passages to Malaya, of which about 90 per cent, are non-Government. The answer to the second part of the Question is in the affirmative.