19. Mr. Creech Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can now state the schemes in the West Indies on which the £350,000 now authorised will be spent?
Mr. M. MacDonaldAs the reply is long and contains a number of figures I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
| Approximate cost. | |
| British Guiana. | £ |
| Reconditioning of drainage in certain areas in the coastal belt; reconditioning of roads; reconditioning of central hospital and alms-houses and certain other buildings in Georgetown | 52,500 |
| British Honduras. | |
| Construction of a road from Belize to Cayo and certain feeder roads | 45,000 |
| Jamaica. | |
| Anti-malarial measures, reconditioning of roads and reconditioning of land for land settlement in the country districts | 82,500 |
| Leeward Islands. | |
| Minor public works, public health and soil erosion measures | 10,750 |
| Windward Islands. | |
| Improvement of roads and rivers and swamp drainage | 27,810 |
§ The schemes mentioned above have been approved. Others are now under consideration.