§ 24. Mr. C. Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the present position with regard to the Fisher's Valley Irrigation Scheme in St. Helena.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe plan to construct a dam has been abandoned for the 229 time being owing to the discovery of underground springs at the proposed site. An alternative scheme for supplying water to Longwood plains by gravity from a point higher up the valley is now under consideration. Meanwhile swamp land below the dam site has been drained and cleared and an open channel has been provided to enable it to be irrigated all the year round.