§ 35. Mr. Owenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will consider the provision of greater financial assistance to the Registrar of Co-operative Societies in Mauritius in view of the nature of the value of service, economically and culturally, to the people of the colony.
§ Mr. ProfumoThe encouragement of the Co-operative movement has in recent years been an important feature of Mauritius Government policy, and I know that the newly appointed Ministers are fully conscious of its value. It is, of course, for the Mauritius Government itself to decide what financial provision shall be made for this and other activities of Government in the island.