§ 12. Mr. Oramasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken to improve communications in the Gambia; and whether he will state the amount to be spent in 1958 on communications in Bathurst and the Protectorate, respectively.
§ Mr. ProfumoThe Gambia Government have a considerable programme of road improvement and extension in hand. I will be glad to send the hon. Member detailed information.
§ Mr. OramIs the hon. Gentleman satisfied that the proposed expenditure will be satisfactory, having regard to the fact that outside Bathurst there are only earth roads and that most of those are impassable in the wet season?
§ Mr. ProfumoThe programme contains arrangements for the improvement and reconstruction of feeder roads in the Protectorate.