§ Mr. Fenner Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on the situation in the Loko Masami chiefdom of Sierra Leone, including information regarding the number of people sentenced to imprisonment, the terms of their sentences, and the movement of population from the chiefdom.
§ Mr. HareThe situation in the chiefdom has been quiet since the disturbances last January, following which twenty people were sentenced to imprisonment for terms ranging from one month to four years for offences including arson, unlawful possession of weapons and demanding money by menaces. I am not aware of any substantial exodus of population from the chiefdom.