HC Deb 15 May 1958 vol 588 c580
21. Mr. John Hall

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what grants have been made to the Federal Government and the Regional Governments from the Colonial Development and Welfare Fund for the improvement of roads and communications in Nigeria.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

From 1946 to 1955 nearly £2.5 million was granted for the improvement of roads in Nigeria and the Southern Cameroons. Since 1955, grants for road developments have been made as follows:

  • Federal Government—£3.3 million.
  • Northern Region—£3.45 million.
  • Western Region—£770,000.
  • Eastern Region—£970,000.
  • Southern Cameroons—£659,000.

Mr. Hall

Is there any way of ensuring that each region is devoting the grants to the causes for which they are intended?

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Yes, there is machinery to secure that.

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