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19.
Mr. Creech Jones
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can now state the schemes in the West Indies on which the £350,000 now authorised will be spent?
Mr. M. MacDonald
As the reply is long and contains a number of figures I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the reply:
Approximate cost.
| |
British Guiana.
| £ |
| Reconditioning of drainage in certain areas in the coastal belt; reconditioning of roads; reconditioning of central hospital and alms-houses and certain other buildings in Georgetown | 52,500 |
British Honduras.
| |
| Construction of a road from Belize to Cayo and certain feeder roads | 45,000 |
Jamaica.
| |
| Anti-malarial measures, reconditioning of roads and reconditioning of land for land settlement in the country districts | 82,500 |
Leeward Islands.
| |
| Minor public works, public health and soil erosion measures | 10,750 |
Windward Islands.
| |
| Improvement of roads and rivers and swamp drainage | 27,810 |
The schemes mentioned above have been approved. Others are now under consideration.