§ 35. Mr. Turtonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what efforts are being made by the Government of Kenya to establish Africans on cooperative smallholdings.
§ Mr. George HallA registrar of cooperative societies has now been appointed by the Kenya Government; and it will be one of his functions to examine the extent to which this type of holding can be operated on a cooperative basis. The programme of African settlement and soil conservation now being prepared under the supervision of the African Settlement and Land Utilisation Board is likely to involve the joint working of whole areas by a number of families rather than the establishment of small holdings. This will undoubtedly require the application of cooperative principles.
§ Mr. TurtonWill the Minister see that the Askari get preferential treatment?