asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that a dispute has arisen between the Iraq Petroleum Company in Palestine and their employés; that the company have refused to raise the minimum wage of a labourer from 2s. 4d. per day to 3s., and have insisted upon imposing a reduction upon all those earning more than 9s. per day; and whether, in view of the increase in the cost of living in Palestine and of the undertaking given by the company to observe fair wages and conditions of labour, he will take some steps in the matter?