§ 30. Mr. Parkerasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will give details about the official plan of the Tanganyika Government referred to in a recent pronouncement of the Trusteeship Council whereby African representation on the Legislative Council is to be increased to eight; and what relation this
96Wperiod in question, including the provision proposed for 1950–51, is £183,219,525, of which, however, a considerable proportion will not be spent during the period. Of this total £2,534,944 has been given in the form of food subsidies, but direct grants for this purpose have now come to an end.
Following are the detailed figures:
The total amount of full grants of £183,219,525 comprises the following main items:
number of unofficial representatives would then bear to the representatives of other races.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsThe Tanganyika Government's objective referred to by the Visiting Mission was the appointment of one African member from each of the eight provinces of the territory. A local committee has now been appointed to consider the whole question of constitutional development in Tanganyika. My
97Wright hon. Friend will not be in a position to make any statement until the recommendations of this committee have been received and considered.