§ MR. MOONTo ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will indicate the nature of the payments made in respect of the three West African De-limitation Commissions, payments which appear to average about "£500 per month for each Commission.
(Answer.) The payments are made on account of the salaries, allowances, and passages of the Boundary Commissioners and their assistants, and of their camp equipment and scientific instruments, and they also include a considerable item for the carriers who have to be provided locally to transport the Commissioners and their stores.—(Colonial Office.)