§ Colonel WEDGWOODasked 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. AMERYThe 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
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— 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.