§ 14. Mr. Parkerasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any steps are being taken to settle the 31 ex-German sisal estates in Tanganyika now being offered for sale with Africans either individually or co-operatively.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsNo. A sisal estate is a large scale organisation requiring a minimum of 7,000 to 8,000 acres, considerable capital and elaborate processing machinery, and at the present time African peasant or co-operative ownership is not practicable.