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

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the wages of labourers employed on works financed by the Colonial Development Fund in British Honduras; and whether there has been any recent increase consequent upon the increased cost of living?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

Up to 30th September, 1937, the latest date for which figures are available, the rates paid for unskilled labour employed on works (mainly road improvement) financed from the Colonial Development Fund in British Honduras ranged from 75 cents (at present 3s.) to one dollar per day, and, as the hon. Member is doubtless aware, practically all the labour employed on these works falls into this category. I have received no information from the Governor as to any rise in the cost of living in British Honduras.