HC Deb 29 July 1946 vol 426 cc85-6W
82. Mr. T. Reid

asked the Under-Secre-tary of State for Dominion Affairs the total sum given by way of free gifts to the Government of Newfoundland by British Governments since 1933.

Mr. Bottomley

The grants made to Newfoundland from United Kingdom funds, from 1933 onwards, amount in all to. approximately £3,960,000. This sum includes grants under the Colonial Development Act of 1929.