§ Mr. R. Morganasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will state, in the cases of Tanganyika and Kenya, respectively, how much the intending settler has to deposit on entry and the additional sum he is expected to possess for maintenance until he can establish himself; whether any increase of the landing deposit is under consideration; and how many would-be entrants have, within the last six months, been refused admission on the grounds either that they have not the landing deposit or that, if they have such deposit, they have insufficient money to maintain themselves afterwards?
Mr. M. MacDonaldUnder the existing legislation any European immigrant who is unable to satisfy the Immigration Officer in Kenya or Tanganyika Territory as to his financial position must be prepared, if required, to give security either in cash or by bond for a sum not exceeding, in the case of Kenya, £50, or, in the case of Tanganyika Territory, £100. As regards the amount he is expected to possess for maintenance, no specific sum is prescribed and clearly it will vary according to circumstances.
As regards the second part of the question, a Bill has been introduced into the Legislative Council of Kenya to amend the Immigration Restriction Ordinance by providing, inter alia, that a conditional permit to enter the Colony may be granted to an intending immigrant upon his depositing with the Immigration Officer the sum of £50 or such other sum as the Governor-in-Council may from time to time by order determine; provided that the Immigration Officer may, in lieu of requiring such deposit, require the intending immigrant to give security by bond in such form as may be prescribed and to such amount (not exceeding £500) as the Immigration Officer may consider necessary. I am not aware that similar proposals are under consideration in Tanganyika Territory.
2914WI have no information as to the number of persons who have been refused admission to these Territories during the past six months.