§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the former Chief Justice of Ceylon, Sir Anton Bertram, advised the Government of Ceylon, prior to his departure, that there should not be more than two Ceylonese on the bench of the Supreme Court of Ceylon; and whether it is the intention of the Government to adopt this recommendation?
§ Mr. AMERYI have no record of any such advice by the late Chief Justice, though I am aware that in reporting recent vacancies on the Supreme Court Bench the Governor has asked that the appointments previously filled by Europeans should continue to be so filled. I see no reason at present for altering the existing arrangement under which the Supreme Court Bench is manned by three European and two Ceylonese Judges.