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Mr. J. Hynd
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the total amount now in the African Maize Betterment Fund, Kenya; and how this is being utilised.
Mr. Lyttelton
The estimated balance in the Agricultural Betterment Fund, to which I assume the hon. Member refers, was £560,578 on the 31st December, 1951. The Fund is used by African District Councils to encourage the development of African agriculture.