Mr. POINTERasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Government of Southern Nigeria are making arrangements to discontinue the manufacture of ice and also of their provision for cold storage in Lagos, and are inviting the formation of a private company to take over the work hitherto performed by the Government; whether the past efforts of the Government have been a failure, and, if not, what are the reasons for the change; and what steps, if any, he proposes to take in the matter?
The UNDER-SECRETARY for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. McKinnon Wood)I have no information as to the Refrigerating Plant at Lagos of later date than December, 1909. A report then submitted by the Colonial Government was to the effect that the plant was working satisfactorily. I am asking for a further report on the subject.