Mr. POINTERasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been drawn to the case of Rex r. Nichols, in Northern Nigeria; whether Mr. J. F. J. Fitzpatrick, the assistant resident magistrate, arrested the prisoner and conducted the prosecution in his own Court, where he was sitting as a judge; whether the accused was fined £5, with twenty-four lashes in the market-place, and, in addition, got six months' hard labour; whether he was flogged in the market-place, Loko, at twelve noon on the day of conviction, then taken a three days' journey to Rumasha and flogged again in the market-place, and afterwards taken an eight days' journey to Keffi and flogged for the third time, and afterwards put in prison to serve, his sentence; and, if so, what action is he taking or does he intend to take?