CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3] — Page 27

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Je of Eremy Properties in Colonies.

Lively Debate in the House of Commons.

London, November 9th.

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A lively debate took place in the Commons on the Government; refusal to confire to British subjects the impending sale of enemy properties in Nigeria and sxolude neutrals.

Mr. Leslie-Scott moved that enent properties in the Colonies should be sold only to natural borr Britone and fo Companies that were wholly British.

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Mr. Ɛteel-Maitland explained that since the war started there had been a combine of British firms in Nigeria, which had enormously raised the prios of palm kernale at Liverpool and lowered the price paid to natives for the sale, Strengthening the monopoly would be most detrimentel to the natives and the development of the Colony. Proposed safeguards of British interests could be adequately strengthened.

The debate, as it proceeded revealed much opposition to the Government's attitude on the part of both Liberals and

Unioniste.

Sir Edward-Carson delivered en especially strong condemnatory speech, in whick he said that the sale to reutrals would mean the reversion of the properties to Germans after the

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Mr. Boxar Law declared that Sir Edward Carson bad

practically moved a vote of want of confidence in the Government. He rebuked the violence of his language, which was not in accord with the seriousness of the country's situation. He ridiculed

Sir Edward Carson's rhetoric.

Sir Edward Carson- Think of the monŋago n are sending

to the trenches,

Mr. Bonar Law- Think of our brothers-in-arms in France

and imagine our seying to then *ve inexpressibly admire your