§ Mr. George Craddockasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what decision the Government of Northern Rhodesia has reached on official proposals made to the Government by members of the Legislative Council that the stoning of cars involved in accidents should be punished by collective sentences and public floggings of members of the African community.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydA Riot Damage Ordinance has been enacted. It will remain in force until the end of this year and will then expire unless re-enacted. It provides that when a riot occurs, whether or not occasioned by the stoning of cars involved in accidents, the Governor in Council may declare the area concerned to be a "riot damage area." He may then appoint a Commissioner to assess the damage, to find out the names of all the inhabitants of the area, and to discover how many of them were present at the riot, which of them tried to prevent the damage and to what extent the rest of the population failed to do so. On receiving this evidence the Governor may impose a levy on all or any of the inhabitants; but the levy must not exceed the total cost of the damage (including the cost to the Government) and no levy may be imposed if the Governor is satisfied that all those who were guilty of an offence have been prosecuted. The levy is to be paid into a Riot Damage Fund, from which compensation can be paid to the victims of riots.
There has never been any official proposal for public flogging.