§ Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why only 59 of 142 Tanganyikan students who passed the Cambridge Scholarship in 1955 are receiving higher education; what has happened to the remaining 83; and why they were not given opportunities for further education.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydOnly 59 Tanganyikan students passed the Cambridge School Certificate examination in 1955 with the credits necessary to qualify them for admission to East African institutions of higher education. Further local training is being arranged for selected candidates applying for posts in the engineering section of the Public Works Department (14), teacher training (26), medical services (6), veterinary services (2), cooperative development (2), and the Labour Department (2). The remainder are obtaining direct employment.