§ Mr. Rileyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has sanctioned an enactment passed in 1937 by the Legislative Council of Kenya, in which it was enacted that no juvenile who appears to be below 10 years shall be allowed to enter into a contract of service; and, if so, will he give his reasons for sanctioning this enactment?
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Mr. Mac Donald:It is the case that the Kenya Employment of Servants Ordinance which has recently been re-enacted, with amendments, contains a provision to the effect mentioned by the hon. Member, but this provision is subject to various other provisions of this Ordinance and of the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Ordinance, 1933.
Under these provisions no child under the age of 12 may be employed in any industrial undertaking, no child under the age of 14 may be employed in attendance on any machinery, or in any open-cast workings or sub-surface workings which are entered by means of a shaft or adit, and no juvenile under the age of 16 may be employed as a porter, fuel cutter, trolley or rickshaw boy or in any other class of labour for which in the opinion of a Government medical officer he is physically unsuitable. There are also restrictions on the employment of children on ships or at night. It will therefore
Quantity of Coal exported from the Humber Ports during the four months ended April, 1933,1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1938. Four months ended April Port. 1938. 1937. 1936. 1935. 1934. 1933. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Goole … … … 262,941 281,211 235,509 261,219 228,314 213,631 Grimsby … … … 21,604 18,869 21,258 27,345 22,722 32,753 Immingham … … 537,552 571,560 442,838 524,029 487,608 475,769 Hull … … … … 281,825 241,813 205,282 257,885 277,172 279,194 Total … … 1,103,922 1,113,453 904,887 1,070,478 1,015,816 1,001,347