§ 77. Sir W. Smithersasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will institute an inquiry into the handling of the situation during the recent riots in Singapore, and into the police and security arrangements there.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsI informed the House of the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry and of its terms of reference on Wednesday last. The members of the Commission who will serve under the chairmanship of the Right Hon. Sir Lionel Leach will be Captain H. Studdy, the Chief Constable of the West Riding, and Mr. J. H. Wenham, J.P., who is a member of the Surrey County Council and Chairman of the Standing Joint Committee for that county. The Commission will leave for Singapore by air on 8th February.