HC Deb 23 February 1938 vol 332 c342
21. Mr. McGhee

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the terms of the settlement of the land dispute with the Belize Estate and Produce Company have yet been published in the colony of British Honduras; whether the company has asked for the monopoly of the felling of mahogany in the Crown forests; and whether the interests of the natives who fell and sell mahogany to other buyers will be considered and safeguarded?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

So far as I am aware, the agreement in question has not been published. It does not, however, as the hon. Member seems to imply, relate in any way to mahogany felling, which is governed by the Forest Ordinance and Rules made thereunder. The Belize Estate and Produce Company has not asked for a monopoly for the felling of mahogany in Crown forests, nor is there any intention to grant them one. In these circumstances, the third part of the question would not appear to arise.

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