§ Mr. SCURRasked the Under-Secretary of State for India the number of Indians who have left India for South Africa and the number that have returned to India for each of the last five years?
§ Earl WINTERTONThe Indian statistics show the numbers of passengers carried by native passenger ships from Bombay to ports in the Union of South Africa as follows:
1919–20 … … … … 1,018 1920–21 … … … … 1,590 1921–22 … … … … 1,220 1922–23 … … … … 1,007 1923–24 … … … … 1,112 The reports of the Protector of Indian immigrants in Natal give the numbers of Indians who returned from Natal (where the great majority of South African Indians reside) as follows:
These two sets of figures may not afford an exact basis of comparison, but my Noble Friend will endeavour to obtain further information should the hon. Member so desire.
1920 … … … … 1,805 1921 … … … … 3,199 1922 … … … … 2,165 1923 … … … … 2,771 1924 … … … … 1,043
§ Mr. SCURRasked the Under-Secretary of (State for India the number of Indians who have left India for Kenya Colony, and the number that have returned to India for each of the last five years?
§ Earl WINTERTONI have no figures for which I can vouch.