§ 63. Mr. Swinglerasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies by whom investigations were carried out into the recent defalcations in the labour and welfare department of the Seychelles; which officers of this department were permitted to leave the Seychelles while the investigations were in progress, and when they are due to return; and by whom permission to leave was granted, and for how long.
§ Mr. Profumo:The investigations were carried out by the police. During the course of them, a man who had been a temporary clerk in the department but was no longer in government service left the Seychelles. As I said on the 23rd January, there was insufficient evidence for the issue of a warrant or summons, and he could not therefore be prevented from leaving. It is not known whether he intends to return to the Seychelles.