§ 15. Mr. Turtonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the circulation figures of newspapers published in Nigeria, Gold Coast and Sierra Leone, respectively.
§ Mr. George HallAs the reply includes a number of figures I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The following, according to the most recent information available, are the figures for estimated or claimed circulation:
| Nigeria. | Circulation |
| Nigerian Daily Times | 7,000 |
| West African Pilot | 10,000 |
| Eastern Nigeria Guardian | 3.500 |
| Daily Service | 10,000 |
| Nigerian Spokesman | 2,000 |
| Southern Nigerian Defender | 2,500 |
| Comet | 9,000 |
| Yoruba News (weekly) | 1,000 |
| Akede Eko (weekly) | 3,000 |
| Nigerian Observer (weekly) | 2,000 |
| Nigerian Eastern Mail (weekly) | 4,000 |
| Nigerian Catholic Herald (weekly) | 6,000 |
| Nigerian Herald (weekly) | 1,000 |
| Nigerian Review (weekly Government paper) | 34,000 |
| Gaskiya (fortnightly Government paper) | 17,000 |
| Gold Coast | |
| African Morning Post | 4,000 |
| Daily Echo | 4,000 |
| The Daily Spectator | 6,000 |
| The Ashanti Pioneer | 2,000 |
| The Gold Coast Independent (weekly) | 3,000 |
| The Gold Coast Observer (weekly) | 2,000 |
| Sierra Leone. | |
| Sierra Leone Daily Mail | 3,000 |
| Sierra Leone Daily Guardian | 1,000 |
| Sierra Leone Weekly News | 1,000 |
| African Standard (weekly) | 3,000 |
| Note. —Daily unless otherwise stated. |