§ 43. Mr. Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will recommend the exercise of the prerogative of mercy in remitting the order for costs of 287s. each payable to the Crown ordered to be paid by the Supreme Court of Kenya in the case of two African boys, aged approximately 14 and 18 years, respectively, after they had won their appeal against fines of 250s. each or three months' imprisonment in default, imposed by the magistrate at Eldoret in criminal case No. 2739/54 on charges of trespassing, particularly in view of the fact that they served six weeks in prison before being granted bail.
§ 44. Mr. Harold Daviesasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will recommend that compensation be paid by the Crown to an African boy of an age too young to be imprisoned who was flogged with twelve strokes after he and two older boys had been found guilty of trespassing at the court of Eldoret, Kenya, in criminal case No. 2739/54, in view of the fact that the older boys won their appeal to the Supreme Court against their sentences of imprisonment.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe Supreme Court did not order any payment of costs to the Crown and the question of remission does not, therefore, arise. The youngest boy was not sentenced to be flogged but to twelve strokes with a light cane.