§ 81 and 82. Mr. Popplewellasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) what requests have been made for the setting up of a wages council for the tin industry in Malaya;
(2) if the Government in Malaya are now in favour of the setting up of a wages council for the tin industry in that country; what advice he has given on the matter; and when he expects such a wages council to become operative.
§ Mr. LytteltonNo request has been made for a wages council in the Malayan tin industry. Local conditions must determine whether improvement in the machinery for fixing wages and conditions in the industry can best be achieved through statutory rather than voluntary methods of wage regulation.