asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the terms of reference of Mr. A. G. H. Gardner-Brown, C.M.G., who has been appointed to investigate salaries in the Western Pacific High Commission.

Mr. Gardner-Brown has been asked to report confidentially to the High Commissioner and myself on anomalies existing in pay scales, grading or other conditions of service within the structure of the Civil Service in the Western Pacific High Commission Territories.