§ 72. Mr. Gallacherasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies for what purpose a Bill for the acquisition of land in the Protectorate of Sierra Leone has been presented to the Legislative Council; what reason there is for taking new powers at this moment; what opposition the Bill has met with; what progress it has made in the Protectorate Assembly; and whether, in view of the opposition by the people affected, the Bill will now be abandoned.
Mr. Creech JonesI invite my hon. Friend's attention to my reply of 19th November to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for East Harrow (Mr. Skinnard) on this subject. I will communicate with him when the Acting Governor's report has been received.