§ Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action he is taking to see that applicants for employment or settlement in any one of the East African territories shall receive equal consideration and treatment for employment or settlement in all of the East African territories.
§ Mr. George HallApplicants for employment in the Colonial Service are considered for any vacancies for which they are suitable in territories where they are prepared to serve. As regards settlement in East Africa, candidates from this country are at present only being considered for Kenya as no settlement scheme has been fully completed for any other East African territory. Schemes are still under consideration in Tanganyika and, in the meantime, although names of applicants are being recorded, their final examination must be postponed until the settlement schemes have been completed and approved. The Northern Rhodesia settlement scheme has not yet been extended beyond local applicants. In these circumstances the question of consideration of applicants for the three territories jointly does not yet arise. I am, however, referring the suggestion to the respective Governors for their consideration in due course. In the meantime applicants wishing to be considered for Kenya and in due course for the other two territories should make separate applications to the Governments concerned.