HC Deb 10 March 1927 vol 203 cc1391-2W
Colonel WEDGWOOD

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in order to allay native suspicion, he will arrange to have at least one educated native on the Kenya Native Lands Trust?

Mr. AMERY

The question of native representation on the suggested Advisory

1913–14. 1924–25. 1925–26 (Estimates).
Schedule. Gross Income. Actual Income. Gross Income. Actual Income. Gross Income. Actual Income.
£ £ £ £ £ £
A 282,262,109 175,661,668 362,649,031 224,579,077 375,000,000 231,000,000
B 17,500,213 5,373,061 49,000,000 29,355,846 49,000,000 29,000,000
C 51,168,329 47,775,979 151,929,791 135,533,262 156,000,000 140,000,000
D 670,633,544 584,345,743 1,323,502,885 1,016,394,902 1,370,000,000 1,065,000,000
E (Manual Wage Earners). 371,256,818 343,491,295 300,000,000 270,000,000
E (Other Assessments). 145,620,034 137,884,036 712,112,750 651,370,974 700,000,000 640,000,000
Total 1,167,184,229 951,040,487 2,970,451,275 2,400,725,356 2,950,000,000 2,375,000,000

Actual income means the statutory income of taxpayers, estimated in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Acts, excluding the income of individuals with a total income not exceeding the exemption limit. For the years in question the respective exemption limits were

1913–14. 1924–25. 1925–26.
£ £ £
For earned income 160 150 162
For investment income. 160 135 135

Native Land Boards and Trust Board is referred to in the Report of the East African Commission, but I am not yet in a position to make any statement pending discussion of the whole matter with the Governor.

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