§ 63. Mr. David Adamsasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the rapid rise in the cost of foodstuffs and of goods in common use in Sierra Leone, he will recommend the Governor to institute the control of prices and thus mitigate the hardships prevalent in the Colony from rising prices?
§ The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Harold Macmillan)Prices of foodstuffs and other goods are controlled in Sierra Leone, as in other Colonies, under the appropriate Defence Regulations. In addition, information and advice have been made available to all Colonies regarding means of mitigating the effects of the rising cost of living and the unavoidable reduction in supplies of consumption goods.
§ Mr. AdamsIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the local Press have indicated that considerable quantities of goods are not at controlled prices?
§ Mr. MacmillanTo give a few examples of the control of goods in this Colony—rice, beef, mutton, vegetables and fruits, local palm oil, and milk, all these are subject to control Orders.