§ 76. Mr. Skinnardasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what reports have so far been presented by the Arab Settlement Board in Kenya on the conditions of Arab agricultural settlement in the Coast Province; and what action has been taken to train new farmers and set aside new areas for settlement in accordance with the policy stated in Sessional Paper No. 8 of 1945.
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsOne report has been compiled, but it has become evident that no progress will be possible with the settlement of Arabs in the coastal belt, apart from a few included in the settlement scheme in progress at Mackinnon Road, until there has been a detailed survey. A preliminary experimental air survey of the area has been made by the R.A.F., but progress is handicapped by shortage of ground survey staff. A scheme for a new agricultural training centre is under discussion in which Arabs among others will be trained.