HC Deb 17 March 1958 vol 584 c106W
58. Mr. Brockway

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations to what leave African civil servants and civil servants of South African nationality, respectively, are entitled in Basutoland.

Mr. Alport

Leave entitlement of civil servants in Basutoland does not depend on race or nationality. Members of the senior service on permanent or long-term contract terms have vacation leave entitlement of 3½ days for every month of residential service. Members of the junior service on permanent or long-term contract terms have vacation leave entitlement of 2½ days for every month of residential service. In addition, members of both the senior and junior services may be granted occasional leave up to a maximum of 14 days in any one year.