The Secrets of an Aborted Decolonisation: The Declassified British Secret Files on the Southern Cameroons

Chapter 6. House of Assembly Debates: Supplementary Appropriation, Medical Reports, Firearms, ‘Check off ’ System

233 Chapter 6 House of Assembly Debates: Supplementary Appropriation, Medical Reports, Firearms, ‘Check off’ System SOUTHERN CAMEROONS HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY DEBATES OFFICIAL REPORT Comprising period 13th to 18th September, 1961 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS (Returned at the General Election held on the 24th January, 1959) A Ajebe-Sone F. N. Kumba East Ando-Seh Rev. S. Nkambe South B Bokwe J.M. Kumba West E Effiom W.N.O Mamfe West Endeley Dr E. M. L. Victoria North-West F Foncha J. N. Bafut East Fonyonga W. S. Bamenda South Frambo D. M. Mamfe South J Jua A. N. Wum West K Kangsen Rev. J. C. Wum Central Kemcha P. M. Mamfe East 234 The Secrets of an Aborted Decolonisation L Lainjo V. T. Bamenda North M Mbile N. N. Kumba North-West Motomby-Woleta P. N. Victoria South-West Monono M. M. Victoria South-East Muna S. T. Bamenda West N Nasako J. M. Kumba South-West Ncha S. E. Mamfe East Ndoke M. N. Victoria North-East Nganje J. H Bamenda Ndop West Nsame J. Nkambe South Nji S. N. Wum North Nyanganji D. Nkambe East T Tamfu S. N. Nkambe Central MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HIS EXCELLENCY THE COMMISSIONER- JOHN OSBALDISTON FIELD, C.M.G THE PREMIER- HONOURABLE JOHN NGU FONCHA THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL- HONOURABLE B. G. SMITH THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER- HONOURABLE M.H.N. MILNE THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY- HONOURABLE A. D. H. PATERSON MINISTER OF FINANCE, COMMERCE & INDUSTRIESHONOURABLE S. T. MUNA MINISTER OF SOCIAL SERVICE- HONOURABLE A. N. JUA MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES- HONOURABLE P. M. KEMCHA MINISTER OF WORKS & TRANSPORT- HONOURABLE W. N. O EFFIOM MINISTER OF CO-OPERATIVES & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT- HONOURABLE J. M. BOKWE MINISTER OF STATE – HONOURABLE M. N. NDOKE 235 Chapter Six: House of Assembly Debates – Supplementary Appropriation SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY HONOURABLE E. T. EGBE, B.L, B.COM., F.C.C.S. PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES HONOURABLE S. N. NJI PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, MINISTER OF WORKS & TRANSPORT HONOURABLE M.M. MONONO PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT HONOURABLE J. H. NGANJE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE Mr. H. McCartney Chairman Rev. S. Ando-Seh Mr. W. S. Fonyonga Members Mr. D. M. Frambo Mr. V. T. Lainjo BUSINESS COMMITTEE THE PREMIER Chairman THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES Mr. W. S. Fonyonga Members Mr. S. Moffor Mr. P. N. Motomby-Woleta CLERK TO THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY Mr. K.C.Thompson CLERK ASSISTANT Mr. C. O. Betow Parliamentary Clerk & Assistant Editor of Hansard Mr. P.Z. Mbuh SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Mr. F. Patcha ΃ ΃ 236 The Secrets of an Aborted Decolonisation SOUTHERN CAMEROONS HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY Third Session, Third Meeting Wednesday 13th September, 1961 The House met at 10 o’clock Prayers (Mr. Speaker in the Chair) MINISTERIAL STATEMENT Mr. Speaker: I have a communication from His Honour the Commissioner to report that the Honourable House of Chiefs assembled on Tuesday the 6th of September, 1960, and in the ensuing passed certain Resolutions for my consideration, which it is my duty to furnish to you to enable you to lay the said Resolutions before the House in accordance with Section 236 of Her Majesty’s Order in Council providing for the Constitution. “Now therefore there are furnished herewith five Resolutions, with particulars of Amendments thereto in the cases where Amendments have been advised and resolved upon by that Honourable House”. Speech by His Excellency the High Commissioner of the Southern Cameroons Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, I have come to address you today not, as is more usual, as the mouthpiece of my Government, but in exercise of my Constitutional privilege of entering your House and addressing you in my personal capacity. My term of office as Commissioner is drawing to an end and I should not wish to go away from the Southern Cameroons without taking leave of this House with which I have been so closely associated throughout the five years that I have been among you. I am glad that your House is meeting at this time since it gives me the opportunity of saying farewell not only to you but through you, as their elected representatives, to all the other people in the country, who to my regret I cannot take leave of personally. Honourable Members, it is natural at a time like this that one’s mind should range back over the days that are now coming to a close, and...