§ DR. CLARK (Caithness)asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, What is the estimated cost of the Administration of Bechuanaland for the current year; what is the estimated cost of the Police and the Civil Administration; and, how much of the £78,000 proposed to be voted in aid is for the Police?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir HENRY HOLLAND) (Hampstead)The estimated cost of the Administration, is £91,180 10s. The estimated cost of the Police is £58,769 10s. (including £9,000 for deferred pay for men who will be discharged during the year in consequence of the reduction of the force); and, therefore, the estimated cost of the Civil Administration is £32,711. The £78,000 is a grant in aid of the general Revenue. It is not proposed to assign any portion of it to a specific purpose; but, as the hon. Member will see, a large portion of it is required on account of the cost of the police.