Settlement Policy.

Oral Answers to Questions — Kenya. – in the House of Commons at on 30 March 1925.

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Photo of Mr David Grenfell Mr David Grenfell , Gower

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asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to the reported statement by Lord Delamere that if the policy laid down by the British Cabinet in the Kenya White Paper of 1923 proved to be, in the opinion of the settlers, impossible they would have to take steps to prevent its operation; and whether he will inquire if Lord Delamere was correctly reported?

Photo of Mr William Ormsby-Gore Mr William Ormsby-Gore , Stafford

No, Sir; I think it highly unlikely that any such statement was ever made, as Lord Delamere, when acting as leader of the colonists' delegation in 1923, publicly accepted the policy defined in the White Paper, and has ever since been laying emphasis on the importance of its being implemented completely.

Photo of Colonel Josiah Wedgwood Colonel Josiah Wedgwood , Newcastle-under-Lyme

Do we understand that Lord Delamere was incorrectly reported, and, if so, may we obtain a correct report of what he said?

Photo of Mr William Ormsby-Gore Mr William Ormsby-Gore , Stafford

I have not seen any report which touches the question of the White Paper. I have searched various newspapers. I found one sentence in an alleged speech, and it does not touch this at all.