§ 133. Colonel Wiggasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any plans for the development of the Cameroons plantations under public ownership.
Mr. Creech JonesI have approved the introduction of legislation to be taken at a meeting of the Legislative Council of Nigeria in December under which provision will be made for the purchase by the Government of Nigeria of the ex-enemy plantations in the Cameroons. The legislation will also provide for the establishment of a Cameroons Development 391W Corporation and the lease to it of these plantations. It is intended that the Corporation should have the duty of developing the properties in the best possible way for the people of the Cameroons and that the Board of Directors will be at the outset nominated by the Governor but will become progressively representative of the people of the territory as they become able to accept responsibility for its operations.