§ Mr. Dayasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he will give particulars of the latest information he has received as to the average weekly and/or monthly wages paid for native labour in Southern Rhodesia; and can he say whether Southern Rhodesia has any compensation Acts, applicable to native labourers, similar to Acts in this country?
§ Sir T. InskipAccording to information received from the Government of Southern Rhodesia last year, the average monthly wages paid for native labour in that Colony range from 22s. 9,d. in the case of mining to 12s. 6d. in the case of farming, together with free food and housing in all cases. I understand that more recently wages paid for farm labour have shown a tendency to increase. The payment of compensation in respect of the injury or death of native labourers in the course of their employment is provided for in the Native Labourers' Compensation Ordinance, 1922, as amended by later legislation.