HC Deb 23 June 1948 vol 452 cc1335-6
13. Mr. Skinnard

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action has been taken in Sierra Leone to carry out the principles enunciated in the memorandum on Colonial Mining Policy of 1946; and on what terms a concession has recently been granted to Messrs. Hopkin and Williams (Travancore), Ltd.

Mr. Creech Jones

The principles have been accepted and are being adopted in the grant of new concessions. Messrs. Hopkin and Williams, Ltd. have been granted an exclusive prospecting licence for two years in respect of titanium ores and iron ores in the Colony peninsula of Sierra Leone.

Mr. Skinnard

Is there a concession in the agreement for the working of such ores, and if so, for what time?

Mr. Creech Jones

This is a prospecting licence. I have not the exact terms of it, but it will last for about a couple of years.

Mr. Skinnard

Would my right hon. Friend look into it and, if possible, let me have the conditions of the concession in that respect?

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