§ 64. Mr. BOYCEasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the recent visit of Professor Julian Huxley to Tanganyika involved any charge upon Imperial or local government funds; and, if so, what was the cost and the official object of his visit?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Dr. Drummond Shiels)Professor Huxley visited Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika to advise the Governments as to the form which biological teaching should take in African schools. He agreed to waive the question of remuneration, and the refund of the cost of his passages and the only assistance given him was the grant of 204 free travelling and maintenance in the territories visited. It is not possible to say, without reference to Tanganyika, what expenditure in connection with his visit was incurred by the Tanganyika Government. No expenditure fell on the British Exchequer, except for a gratuity of 15 guineas which was paid to him from the Empire Marketing Fund for a special report on the possibility of using films in parts of the Empire where ordinary methods of publicity and propaganda have only a limited appeal.