§ 25. Mr. Pageasked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations whether he will accept the principle of Her Majesty's Government meeting the cost of all secondary education in the Bechuanaland Protectorate and of leaving the cost of all primary education there to be met by the local councils of tribal administration.
§ Mr. Dodds-ParkerNo, Sir. Her Majesty's Government do not accept, as a matter of principle, that the whole cost of secondary education should be borne by the Protectorate Administration, which does, however, bear a substantial part of the cost. The cost of primary education in tribal areas is already largely borne by Native Treasuries.