§ Mr. T. Reidasked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement setting out a detailed list of all the gifts made to Britain by countries of the British Commonwealth and Empire for the new House of Commons.
§ The Prime MinisterYes, the list of these generous gifts is as follows:
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COMMONWEALTH GIFTS TO THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS Donor Gift Material 1. Australia … The Speaker's Chair Black Bean 2. Basutoland … 2 silver gilt ashtrays — 3. Bechuanaland Protectorate. 1 silver gilt ashtray — 4. Canada … Table of the House Canadian Oak 5. Ceylon … Serjeant at Arm's Chair Oak 6. States of Guernsey … 1 table, 3 chairs for Minister's Room Oak 7. India … 1 Entrance Door to Chamber Oak 8. States of Jersey … Minister's writing desk and chair, 1 silver gilt inkstand — 9. Isle of Man … 1 single silver inkstand and 2 silver ashtrays for Prime Minister's Conference Room — 10. Newfoundland … 6 single chairs for Prime Minister's Conference Room Birch 11. New Zealand … 2 Despatch Boxes Purui 12. Northern Ireland … 3 Chamber Clocks — 13. Pakistan … 1 Entrance Door to Chamber Oak 14. South Africa … 3 Chairs for Clerks' Table Stinkwood 15. Southern Rhodesia … 2 silver gilt inkstands for Chamber — 16. Swaziland … 1 silver gilt ashtray —
COLONIAL GIFTS TO THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS Donor Gift Material 1. Aden … Member's Writing Room Table … Oak 2. Bahamas … Minister's Writing Desk and Chair … Oak 3. Barbados … Minister's Writing Desk and Chair … Oak 4. Bermuda … 2 triple silver gilt inkstands … — 5. British Guiana … Set of 4 silver gilt inkstands … — 6. British Honduras … Minister's Writing Desk and Chair … Mayflower 7. Cyprus … Member's Writing Room Table … Oak 8. Falkland Islands … 1 silver gilt ashtray … — 9. Fiji … 1 silver gut inkstand … — 10. Gambia … 2 silver gilt ashtrays … — 11. Gibraltar … 2 Table Lamps … Oak 12. Gold Coast … Minister's Writing Desk and Chair … Mansonia 13. Hong Kong … 1 triple silver gilt inkstand … — 14. Jamaica … Bar of the House … Bronze 15. Kenya … Minister's Writing Desk and Chair … Olive 16. Leeward Islands … 6 Table Lamps … Oak 17. Malaya … Minister's Desk and Armchair … Oak 18. Malta … 3 silver gilt ashtrays … — 19. Mauritius … Minister's Writing Desk and Chair … Oak 20. Nigeria … Furniture for one Division Lobby … Iroko 21. North Borneo … Interview Room Furniture … White Seraya 22. Northern Rhodesia … 2 pairs Mace Brackets … Bronze 23. Nyasaland … 1 triple silver gilt inkstand and 1 silver gilt ashtray … — 24. St. Helena … Chairman's Chair for Ministers' Conference Room … Iroko 25. Seychelles … Minister's Writing Desk and Chair … Oak 26. Sierra Leone … Minister's Writing Desk and Chair … African Gold Walnut 27. Singapore … Interview Room Furniture … Oak 28. Tanganyika … Interview Room Furniture … Iroko 29. Trinidad … Minister's Writing Desk and Chair … Oak 30. Uganda … Furniture for one Division Lobby … Mvule 31. Windward Isles: Dominica … 1 silver gilt inkstand … — Grenada … 1 silver gilt inkstand … — St. Lucia … 1 silver gilt inkstand … — St. Vincent … 1 silver gilt ashtray … — 32. Zanzibar … 1 silver gilt ashtray … —