Mr. C. I. Orr-Ewingasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how the present staff of the Colonial Survey Department in the United Kingdom compares with the estimated staff for 1952–53; and what is the present delay between the receipt of the information and the publication of the maps.
§ Mr. LytteltonThe Directorate of Colonial Surveys now has a staff of 286. The 1952–53 Estimates provide for 294. The time taken to publish maps after getting the information depends mainly on the size of the task. It is usually at least six months.