§ MR. H. LEWIS (Flint Boroughs)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the total expenditure, on the railway to Uganda up to the end of the last financial year; how much the line is estimated to cost when completed; what is the length of finished and unfinished portions respectively of the railway; and how soon is it expected that the railway will be completed?
MR. CURZONI am not in a position to answer the first Question, since the audited accounts for March will not be in our possession until next month. The entire line is estimated to cost somewhat under three million sterling; but the exact total will depend upon surveys still in progress. The length of finished line is 170 miles; that of unfinished line will depend upon the alignment ultimately decided upon for the later sections, but will in all probability be from 450 to 500 miles. It is too early for me as yet to answer the last Question.