HC Deb 17 December 1952 vol 509 cc215-6W
127. Mr. Beswick

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what proportion of the £2,000,000 allocated from the Uganda Cotton Price Assistance Fund for technical training is available to farmers and farmers' Organisations for training in essential accountancy and the presentation of accounts.

Mr. Lyttelton

This money is intended primarily to provide for the training of artisans and craftsmen and I do not know of any allocation for the purposes mentioned in the Question.

Instruction in book-keeping is provided for secretaries and other employees of registered Co-operative Department and I understand that courses in accounting procedure will be provided at the Muljibhai Madhvani Commercial College for Africans at Kampala.

A grant of £8,000 has been allocated to the College from the African Development Fund.