§ Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he is aware of the undue delay in completing the Bamangwato secondary school in Bechuanaland; and what steps he is taking in this matter.
§ Mr. J. FosterI am aware that completion of this school according to the original plans has been held up. The school, on which £100,000 has been spent to date, was opened in 1949 and has been functioning on a reduced scale since with the aid of a Government grant. It is a tribal project, begun by Tshekedi Khama, and financed by tribal levies. Once a new native authority has been established in the Bamangwato Reserve, it will be practicable to take the tribe's view about 185W raising further funds to complete the original building programme and raise an endowment fund.