HC Deb 28 November 1911 vol 32 c376W
Mr. WEDGWOOD

asked the Secretary for the Colonies if he will give the figures for the cost per mile for constructing and I equipping the Baro-Kano Railway in Northern Nigeria, the railway in the Gold Coast Colony, the Sierra Leone Railway, and the Uganda Railway?

Mr. HARCOURT

The capital expenditure up to the present date has been approximately:—

Baro-Kano Railway £3,650 a mile.
GoldCoast (Sekondi-Coomassie) £10,500 a mile.
Sierra Leone £4,200 a mile.
Uganda £9,700 a mile.
It should, however, be noted that the above figures include, in the case of the last three railways, all capital expenditure since they were opened for traffic. The opening of the Baro-Kano railway for traffic has not yet been announced.