§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many of the Northern Rhodesian African leaders have indicated their willingness to accept the Bill of Rights which, it is proposed, should be included in the new Northern 101W Rhodesian constitution; which of them has done so; and when.
Mr. lain MacleodAs the hon. Member will see from paragraph 28 of the White Paper (Cmnd. 1295) this was not a proposal which delegates were expected to accept at this stage. It is Her Majesty's Government's view, however, that a Bill of Rights would be valuable and there is no reason to believe that it is unacceptable in principle to African or European political leaders in Northern Rhodesia.
§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if it is the intention, under the new proposed Northern Rhodesian constitution, that the Governor should at once appoint six official Legislative Council members.
Mr. kin MacleodNo date has yet been fixed for the coming into force of the new constitutional proposals. There are already six official members in the Legislative Council under the existing constitutional arrangements.