HC Deb 23 June 1959 vol 607 cc116-7W
59. Mr. Stonehouse

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what official facilities are available to elected members of the Legislative Council in Northern Rhodesia.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Travelling expenses when on Legislative Council business and a postal allowance of £25 a year are paid by Government.

There are provided free of charge:

  1. (a) Secretarial assistance to the extent that the Legislative Council staff are free from official work.
  2. (b) Stationery at the Council rooms and rest houses.
  3. (c) Official publications such as Hansard, the Gazette and Annual Reports.
  4. (d) Light refreshments in the Council tearoom.

Government cars and rest house accommodation are available in Lusaka on a repayment basis.

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