ZAMBESI BRIDGE.

HC Deb 14 July 1937 vol 326 cc1243-4

39. Mr. Day

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the total amount that has been expended to date in the negotiations and building of the lower Zambesi Bridge?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

The expenditure on the Bridge and the Southern Approach Railway amounts to £1,811,178, including interest during the construction period, but excluding certain items still to be brought to account, which are estimated at some £100,000.

Mr. Day

Does that include the amount spent on local contracts?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

Yes, that is the total expenditure.