HC Deb 05 December 1956 vol 561 c139W
124. Mr. Awbery

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the estimated capital expenditure of Malaya for 1957; and how much of this is on internal defence and security, how much on education, how much on agriculture and how much on the leper settlements.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The estimated capital expenditure of the Federation of Malaya for 1957 is approximately $220 million. Of this, approximately $23 million is for internal defence and security, $18 million for education, $9 million for agriculture and $123 thousand for leper settlements.

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