§ Sir P. RICHARDSONasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he can state the nature of the Bill which the Kenya Government is introducing to deal with the competition of motors with the railways in the Colony; and whether he can indicate the number of colonies which are protecting their railways by penalising road traffic?
§ Dr. SHIELSThe Bill has just been received in the Colonial Office and I will send a copy to the hon. Member, but the 1285W Secretary of State has no information as to the progress made with it. As I stated in reply to the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Sir It. Hamilton) on 24th June, the Governor has been asked for a report. The problem of competition by road transport with Government railways has arisen in a large number of Colonies, but I must not be taken to accept the suggestion that the imposition of some charges upon road traffic is accurately described as penalising road traffic for the protection of railways