19. Mr. Slaterasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what proposals are under consideration at the moment to bridge the various rivers in British Guiana, with a view to assisting in the development of the highway system and thereby giving employment to many of the unemployed in British Guiana.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThere are no proposals under consideration for bridging the lower reaches of the three major rivers; the ferry services, which are being modernised, provide a more economic means of linking the road system. Proposals for the construction of approximately 150 miles of a new road linking the coastal plain with the interior include several bridges of 200 foot span. Details will not be available until the road alignment surveys at present in hand have been completed.
Mr. SlaterWill the Minister state what assistance is being given from his Department to the British Guiana Government in the form of engineers and surveyors for the development of such work?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWe are doing all that our resources allow.