§ Mr. BANFIELDasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, seeing that he has now authorised the Kenya Government to open an additional 1,000 square miles of Kavirondo reserve to gold prospectors on 17th May, 1934, he is committed to granting exclusive prospective licences in any part of this area, or whether the entry of general prospectors is to be regulated; and, if so, up to what maximum number at one time?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThere is no commitment to grant exclusive prospecting licences over any part of this area, which will be thrown open to general prospecting. The arrangements made by the Government of Kenya for supervising this area are such as to render unnecessary any regulation of the number of prospectors who enter it.