§ 97. Mr. T. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he will make a statement about the proposed scheme for irrigating one million acres in Northern Bechuanaland from the Zambesi.
§ Mr. Gordon - WalkerAmbitious schemes have been mooted from time to time for large-scale diversion of the waters of the Zambesi in a southerly direction. The view of most experts is that such 49W diversion is impracticable, and the Administration of the Bechuanaland Protectorate has not therefore pursued it.