§ Mr. D. GRENFELLasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has considered correspondence from the Kikuyu Central Association requesting that approval of the report of the Kenya Land Commission be suspended pending an appeal by representatives of the Kikuyu on the subject of the transfer of native lands; and whether he will consider in particular the grievances submitted by the Kikuyu Central Association, the Loyal Kikuyu Patriots, and the Progressive Kikuyu Party in their memorandum of 13th October last?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERCertain communications have been sent directly to me, but the hon. Member will, I am sure, appreciate that any representations which local bodies wish to submit for the consideration of the Secretary of State must be made in the regular and prescribed way through the Governor, who in forwarding them will express his views thereon. As regards the wider question, the whole object of setting up the Land Commission as recommended by the Joint Select Committee was to have an authoritative and judicial inquiry into the whole of the claims, legal, equitable, historical and economic in regard to native land. I think every
1046Wber, 1920, when that Section came into operation, to 31st March, 1934.
one who has read the report of the Land Commission will agree that Sir Morris Carter and his colleagues have conducted the inquiry with the greatest thoroughness and fairness. I am sure the House will appreciate that it would be impossible to reopen particular findings in regard to particular claims without throwing open the whole of the Commission's recommendations in regard to a mass of claims—recommendations which entail very large additions to the reserves.