§ Mr. BLACKasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to the case of a European tried by assessors in Sierra Leone and sentenced by the Judge to six months' hard labour, in spite of the fact that he had been found not guilty by the assessors; and what action has been taken in the matter?
Mr. THOMASI would refer the hon. Member to the answer given on my behalf to the hon. Member for North Hackney (Mr. J. Harris) on the 2nd of June. The European in question was duly convicted according to the law of the Protectorate. I gather that the Governor sees no reason to vary or remit the sentence.