Mr. POINTERasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention had been drawn to the unusual haste with which the recent Industrial Training 1697W Ordinance was pushed through the Trinidad Legislative Council, the Second Reading, Committee, and Third Reading stages all having been taken in one day; and whether an Act which, by Section 11, prevents a skilled artisan from suing his employer in any court of the colony for any wages higher than those of an unskilled labourer unless he holds a certificate of the Training Board, is such as will receive the assent of the Colonial Department?
Mr. HARCOURTI have not yet received the Ordinance referred to, and I am not aware if the procedure with regard to it was that described by my hon. Friend. When the Ordinance arrives its provisions will receive the fullest consideration.