§ MR. MITCHELL-THOMSONI beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the contracts for the contemplated railway extensions in Southern Nigeria will be put out to public tender, or, if not, in what manner it is proposed to carry out the construction.
§ MR. CHURCHILLThe methods by which any further railway construction in' Nigeria may be effected are an integral part of the general statement which I expect to make in the autumn.