HC Deb 21 November 1927 vol 210 c1408
61. Major GLYN

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that it is in the near future intended to set up a Central East African railway board in order to avoid wasteful competition and to procure for Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika Territory the most efficient and economical railway transportation; and whether the Colonial Office would be willing to co-operate in a scheme whereby the necessary money could be raised at a very low rate of interest for the provision of trunk lines, provided all the materials used in their construction and equipment would be purchased in Great Britain?

Mr. ORMSBY-GORE

I am aware that, in his speech on 30th August to the Legislative Council of Kenya, the Governor indicated that he thought it necessary to set up a central authority to deal with certain common problems affecting the railways of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. This matter is included within the terms of reference of the East Africa Commission, and, pending their Report, it would be premature for me to express any opinion upon the questions alluded to in my hon. and gallant Friend's question.

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