§ 29. Mr. Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the legal authority, and by whom is it exercised, requiring a British subject in Malta who desires to leave the Colony to pay a deposit of£10.
Mr. Creech JonesI understand that this practice, which was introduced as an administrative measure in 1931, is no longer being insisted upon. The responsible authority has been the Malta Emigration Department.