§ 39. Mr. Edmund Harveyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is intended to close down one of the internment camps in Uganda; and whether preference will be given to retaining the camp at Bombo rather than that at Entebbe, in view of the unsuitability of Entebbe on grounds of health as a place of prolonged internment.
§ Colonel StanleyOn account of the shortage of staff and the need to use the Bombo cantonment for Government servants engaged on urgent and essential work in connection with active land survey and the development of rural water supplies, it has been found necessary to close down this internment camp. Sixty- 1220 eight internees and detainees are to be repatriated and the rest transferred to Entebbe. The medical authorities consider that the health conditions at Entebbe are slightly better than those at Bombo.
§ Mr. HarveyIs my right hon. and gallant Friend aware that there is considerable trouble caused by lake flies at Entebbe and that health conditions in the camp there have given ground for concern; and will he therefore look into the position at Entebbe again, with a view to the possible transfer of the camp to some other place?
§ Colonel StanleyYes, but this is the medical advice that I have.