HC Deb 10 April 1928 vol 162 cc1058-9
30. Colonel WEDGWOOD

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will state the native population, the amount spent on native education, and the amount per head so spent in each of the following Colonies in 1922–23: Gambia, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone (Protectorate), Nigeria, Nyassaland, Northern Rhodesia, Tanganyika, Kenya, Zanzibar, Uganda, Sudan, Somaliland, Mauritius, Seychelles, Jamaica, and Ceylon?

Mr. ORMSBY-GORE

With the hon. and gallant Member's permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement giving the information so far as it is available. The Sudan is not administered under the Colonial Office, but under the Foreign Office.

The figures given deal with Government expenditure only, as it is impossible to give the expenditure on education by missionary and other private bodies.

Following is the statement:

Colony, Total Estimated Expenditure on Education, 1922–23. Total Population Census, 1921.* Approximate cost per head.
£ s. d.
Gambia … … … 2,154† 210,530 0 2
Gold Coast … … … 97,608 2,078,143 0 11
Sierra Leone … … … 24,718† 1,451,311 0 4
Nigeria … … … 104,474 18,707,921§ 0 1
Nyassaland … … … 3,000 1,201,983 0 0½
N. Rhodesia … … … Not available. 983,539 —
Tanganyika … … … 9,541 4,124,438 0 0½
Kenya … … … 69,320† 2,529,133 0 6½
Zanzibar … … … 6,931† 197,199 0 8
Uganda … … … 9,180 3,071,608 0 1
Somaliland … … … 298 347,700§ —
Mauritius … … … 103,897‡ 376,108 5 6
Seychelles … … … 3,422‡ 24,523 2 9
Jamaica … … … 149,411 858,118 3 6
Ceylon … … … 494,033‡ 4,497,686 2 2
* The total population has been given because:—
(a) No distinction is made in most of the census returns between Natives and others and
(b) The number of Non-Natives is proportionally very small.
† 1922.
‡Converted at 10 Rs. to the £
§ Estimated.