HC Deb 10 February 1927 vol 202 cc290-1
65. Mr. JACOB

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the amounts of the Reserve Funds set aside by the various West Indian Colonies as provision against contingencies?

Mr. AMERY

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with my hon. Friend's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the reply.

RESERVE FUNDS set aside by the various West Indian Colonies as a Provision against Contingencies.
Colony. Date. Amount.
Bahamas … 31st March, 1926 … Nil.
Barbados … 31st March, 1926 … £100,000.
Jamaica … 31st March, 1926 … £145,000 against which should be set a Deficit of £32,747.
Leward Islands:
Antigua … 31st March, 1926 … £10,197 8s. 3d. against which should be set a Deficit of £6,684 3s. 10d.
Dominica … 31st March, 1926 … Nil.
Montserrat … 31st March, 1926 … £10,000.
St. Kitts-Nevis … 3lst March, 1926 … £9,750.
Virgin Islands … 31st March, 1926 … £10,090 10s. 10d.
Trinidad … 31st December, 1926 … £125,000.
Winward Islands:
Grenada … 31st December, 1926 … £21,109.
St Lucia … 31st December, 1926 … £10,847 9s. 6d. against which should be set a Deficit of £8,736 12s. 8d.
St. Vincent … 31st December, 1926 … £38,038 4s. 6d.

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