HC Deb 18 December 1941 vol 376 c2091W
Mr. Ammon

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether his attention has been called to a resolution submitted to the Ceylon State Council calling for a commission of inquiry into some alleged excise frauds known as the Arrack scandals; will he make a statement as to the facts; and whether the Colonial Office has any powers of jurisdiction in such cases?

Mr. George Hall

My Noble Friend has received no information about this resolution. I regret, therefore, that I can make no statement on the matter.