§ Sir A. HOLBROOKasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that officers who have made application under the terms of the scheme of settlement in Southern Rhodesia for settlers with limited capital are unable to proceed in consequence of the difficulty in obtaining from the Imperial Government the sum agreed upon as the Government's proportion of the advance to be made on security of the property to be taken over by these settlers; and whether he will take steps to accelerate completion of the agreement?
§ Mr. AMERYI am only aware of one case in which any difficulty has arisen under the new Southern Rhodesian Land Settlement Scheme, and that was due to a misunderstanding which has since been corrected. I signed the agreement yesterday, but it operates from the 1st June, since which date applicants have been provisionally accepted.