§ Mr. Skinnardasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has considered the possibility of the Colonial Development Corporation undertaking mining development in the Colonies; and what steps will be taken to associate local people with the Corporation where such development is undertaken.
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsIt is certainly within the functions of the Corporation to undertake mining development. The method of associating local people in any such enterprise undertaken by the Corporation must vary with the individual circumstances, but provision is made in the Act for the establishment of committees to keep the Corporation informed of local circumstances and requirements and for the direct association in a particular enterprise of the local Government or local inhabitants themselves.