HC Deb 05 March 1928 vol 214 c795
10. Mr. RAMSDEN

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the principal reasons that have made it necessary to send further engineers to draw up a fresh design for the proposed Zambesi bridge; and why the scheme proposed by Messrs. Livesey, Son, and Henderson was considered inadequate?

Mr. AMERY

Before the recommendation of the Committee appointed under the East Africa Guaranteed Loan Act could be given for the grant of Government support to the construction of the bridge, it was considered desirable that the scheme already prepared should be checked by engineers appointed in association with the Government.

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