HC Deb 19 February 1924 vol 169 cc1587-9W
Sir C. YATE

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies for what reason

Mr. SNOWDEN

The figures are as follow. As regards the last part of the question, I cannot anticipate the Budget, statement:

Retail Prices of Sugar in London and certain Foreign Capital. Cities on 16th February, 1924:

Capital. Price per lb. d.
London 7.0
Par is 5.3
Berlin 5.0
Brussels 4.1
The Hague 5.1
Copenhagen 4.8

For capitals other than Paris the price shown is for refined white granulated sugar, such as is usually consumed in working-class households. The Paris figure is the mean of the prices for white granulated and lump sugar, both varieties being commonly consumed.

the possibility of connecting Uganda and Tanganyika by railway has been waived in the consideration of the boundaries between British and Belgian territories in East Africa; and whether it is the intention of the Government to surrender all hope of this railway connection in the future?

Mr. THOMAS

It will be seen, on reference to Command Paper 1974 of October last, that His Majesty's Government considered that the arguments in favour of a slight adjustment of this boundary outweighed those based upon the remote contingency that the narrow strip of land involved might eventually be required for a railway between Tanganyika Territory and Uganda, which are already connected by steamer.

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