HC Deb 05 May 1966 vol 727 c1838
3. Mr. Iremonger

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many and which atolls in the Ellice Islands have had boat and canoe passages blasted through their coral reefs.

Mr. Stonehouse

Two, namely Nui and Nanumanga.

Mr. Iremonger

How many further passages is it proposed to make through the outlying reefs of atoll islands not in the Solomons?

Mr. Stonehouse

It is proposed to do the same operation in six islands of the Gilbert Group and three of the Phoenix.

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