§ 79. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when he proposes to allow Somali people the right to choose their own tribal chiefs without intervention by his officers.
§ Mr. LytteltonIn the present stage of development in the Protectorate, I do not propose to alter the existing system whereby the Governor approves and appoints as a local authority a chief who has already been chosen by the tribe concerned.