HC Deb 09 July 1930 vol 241 c451W
Mr. WARDLAW-MILNE

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) how many foreigners and how many British-Indian subjects, respectively, are engaged in public service in Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Nyasaland;

(2) how many European-British subjects are employed in Government service in Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Nyasaland, respectively; and whether the number is increasing or decreasing?

Dr. SHIELS

Apart from a certain number of Goans, I am not aware of any foreigners in the public service of the Governments mentioned. The numbers of British subjects of European descent employed by the respective Governments are, according to the latest information available:

Kenya 2,171
Tanganyika 1,231
Uganda 542
Nyasaland 241

Their number is increasing. The numbers of Asiatics, the great majority of whom are British subjects or British protected persons, in the service of the Governments concerned are, according to the latest returns:

Kenya 3,059
Tanganyika 1,209
Uganda 637
Nyasaland 20