Mr. M. MacDonald:

I am placing a copy of the Regulations in question in the Library of the House. They were designed primarily to meet conditions that might arise in the event of the war extending to the Cameroons where the sources of labour are strictly limited. No action would be taken under them unless it should prove that voluntary labour were not forthcoming. As regards the last part of the Question, I cannot say at this stage whether it will be necessary for the Regulations to remain operative during the whole period of the war.