§ Mr. Brockwayasked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he will authorise the adoption of regulations for European hawkers using mechanically-propelled vehicles in Swaziland similar to those in operation in Basutoland for the protection of the African traders.
Mr. AlpertMy noble Friend considers that the existing regulations in Swaziland accord adequate protection. Hawkers' licences are issued sparingly, and only three have been issued in Swaziland to Europeans. The Swaziland Regulations include the safeguards in the Basutoland law which stipulate that a hawker may not operate within a mile of "a shop, store or fixed place where goods are sold..", and that "the business shall not 101W be carried on in one place for longer than 48 hours, thereafter removing to a place at least one mile distance".