§ 61. Mr. Thomas Reidasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why over £50,000 has been spent on a stock farm at St. Kitts which produced no results and is a failure.
Mr. Creech JonesAccording to my information this stock farm, far from being a failure, will prove successful although its full contribution to the Island will not be made for another year or two, when the dairy herd which had to be built up should have reached full production. It was always expected that this scheme, which was designed to help in remedying the deficiency of local milk supplies and in diversifying the agriculture of St. Kitts, would incur a loss for some years.
§ Mr. ReidMay I ask my right hon. Friend if he is aware that the statement was made by Sir Alan Burns, an ex-Colonial Governor and our representative at U.N.O. on the Trusteeship Council?