§ Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies for each year of the Mau Mau emergency the amount expended on the emergency and the contribution of Her Majesty's Government, and the amount which will be granted to the Government of Kenya for the coming financial year by Her Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydA table showing total annual emergency expenditure and the amount of Her Majesty's Government's contribution each year is set out below. I hope to make a statement on financial assistance for the year 1958–59 before long.
Year Total Emergency Expenditure Her Majesty's Government's Contribution £ £ 1952 271,277* — 1953 4,352,010* — 1954 (half) 6,853,703 11,000,000(a) (£8m. grant, £3m. loan) 1954–55 16,456,515† 1955–56 15,021,941† 10,000,000(a) (grant) 1956–57 8,000,000† (revised estimate) 4,000,000(a) (grant) 1957–58 4,400,000† (estimate) 3,000,000 (£1½m. grant, £1½m. loan) Notes * Calendar year ending 31st December. † Kenya financial year ending 30th June. (a) U.K. financial year ending 31st March