HC Deb 28 July 1964 vol 699 cc253-4W
58. Mrs. Judith Hart

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and the Colonies, if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of persons killed or injured in British Guiana in each month since January 1964, including July.

Mr. Sandys

Yes. The following are the figures of people killed or injured as the result of the Guiana Agricultural Workers Union strike and the racial disturbances which followed it:

Month Killed Injured
January … Nil Nil
February … Nil 4
March … 5 84
April … 8 112
May … 17 250
June … 30 162
*July (1st to 23rd) … 74 166
* Includes 34 killed and 8 injured in a launch sunk by an explosion thought to have been due to sabotage.

and the Colonies if he will list those territories or countries for which Her Majesty's Government exercises responsibility through the Colonial Office which have not as yet incorporated in their legal systems the terms of the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1958; in each case, what progress is being made towards the incorporation of such terms; and, where this has not been done, what are the reasons.

Mr. Sandys

The following maritime territories for which Her Majesty's Government exercises responsibility through the Colonial Office have not yet incorporated in their legal systems the terms of the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1958: