Captain TERRELLasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether an elaborate residence is now being built for the British- Governor at Dar-es-Salaam, in Tanganyika territory; why it was not possible to adapt at least temporarily one of the existing buildings; and whether the territory is very embarrassed financially?
Mr. WOODThe German Government House at Dar-es-Salaam was completely2370W destroyed during the military operations, and the British Governor has, since his arrival at Dar-es-Salaam, been housed on the upper floor of a building formerly used as a library and economic museum, where the accommodation available is both inadequate and quite unsuitable. It was essential to provide an adequate Government house for the head of the Government, and work on the new building has been in progress since last year. The total expenditure on the building is estimated at £33,000, of which £10,500 is to be spent during the current financial year. It is hoped that the building will be finished by the end of this year. The territory is in receipt of a grant-in-aid (in the form of a repayable loan) from Imperial funds.