§ 10. Captain P. MACDONALDasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what has been the total value of the gold obtained from the goldfields in Kenya during the first half of this year; and what is the present approximate weekly value of the wages paid to workers in these fields?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister)The half-yearly returns for the period January-June this year have not yet reached me, but from the beginning of the year up to the end of April, the output from the Kakamega field was 1,908 ounces, and from the rest of Kenya, 1,665 ounces. The Acting Governor has recently stated that production remains steady. The average weekly amount paid in wages during the second half of 1932 was £680.