HC Deb 23 March 1925 vol 182 c37
25. Sir WALTER de FRECE

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the amount of the original estimate for the realignment of the Sekondi-Kumasi Railway; and how does it compare with the actual cost of the completed work?

Mr. ORMSBY-GORE

The original estimate for improving the Sekondi-Kumasi Railway, which included the cost of relaying the line as well as the cost of realignment, amounted to £1,000,000. It was estimated that £582,000 of this expenditure would have been necessary whether the railway were realigned or not. The work is not yet finished, and I am, therefore, unable to give figures of the final cost.