Mr. David Adamsasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether minimum-wage legislation or regulations cover labourers on surface work in Kenya gold-mining; and whether such legislation permits the wage rates actually paid of between 3d. and 4d. per day in this work?
Mr. M. MacDonaldUnder the Kenya Minimum Wage Ordinance the Governor in Council is empowered, after due inquiry, to fix minimum wages for any occupation in any district in which he is satisfied that wages are unduly low, but according to my latest information no minimum wage rates have been prescribed under this Ordinance.