§ Mr. Grant-Ferrisasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what has been the result of the debate in the State Council of Ceylon on the Report of the Commission which considered the Bracegirdle case; how many Ministers supported the findings of the Commission; how many Sinhalese members supported the findings; and how many members of other communities supported the findings of the Commission?
Mr. M. MacDonaldA motion condemning and rejecting the Report of the Commission was carried by 34 votes to 14. The majority consisted of 32 Sinhalese, including six Ministers, and two Tamils, while the minority comprised all the other non-Sinhalese members who were present. One Minister and one other Sinhalese declined to vote.