§ Captain BULLOCKasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government will consider the possibility of making arrangements for residents on Tristan da Cunha to settle in Africa, since the entire population of 156 is penniless and is finding it very difficult to avoid starvation?
§ Mr. AMERYThe question of the immigration to South Africa of the residents on Tristan da Cunha has been under consideration for some years and hitherto the chief difficulty has been the problem of transport. It now seems possible that more frequent communication may shortly be established between Tristan and the Cape, and may afford opportunities for a few of the younger men to leave the island.
§ Captain BULLOCKasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to the fact that in Tristan da Cunha there are one 1946W or two individuals charged with criminal practices; and whether, in these circumstances, the Colonial Office will give the missionary on the island all support in maintaining law and order and, in case of need, remove such offenders from the island if the offences continue, since there is no prison?
§ Mr. AMERYA few instances of petty theft have recently been reported, but I have no reason to suppose that the population is not generally law-abiding. Should any case of serious crime occur, efforts would be made to secure the removal of the offender so soon as the limited facilities for transport permitted.