KENYA GOLDFIELDS
PROTECTION OF NATIVE INTERESTS GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES British Official Wireless) RUGBY, 9th February. The development of Kenya goldfields, with special reference to the protection of the intersts of natives was debated in both the House of Lords and the House of Commons last night, and a Government statement of a reassuring character was made. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, in the House of Commons, gave a detailed reply to the points raised. He claimed that the pledges to the natives were being kept both in the letter and spirit. No disturbance has been caused by the (*ohl prospecting which takes place. The Government estimated that the surface area required for the prospecting work during the interim period before the commission's report was received would be 1000 acres out of a total reserve of 7000 square miles. He denied emphatically that goldfield development would be disastrous to the natives.
The House supported the Government by 208 votes to 57. In the House of Lords, after a long debate, a motion for the papers was withdrawn.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 11 February 1933, Page 7
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