§ 62. Mr. Braineasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that production upon the Castle Bruce estate of the Colonial Development Corporation in Dominica has been abandoned and that it has been placed upon a care and maintenance basis; and what steps he proposes to take in view of the need to maintain agricultural production in the Colony.
§ Mr. LytteltonYes. The Governor is considering ways of making use of the estate, but the island is mountainous and communications limit the possibility.
§ 63. Mr. Braineasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of the need for hydro-electric development in Dominica; and whether, in view of the costly mistakes made by the Colonial Development Corporation in its hydro-electric scheme and the anxiety caused thereby in the Colony, he will consider whether other methods of providing and maintaining a supply ought to be adopted.
§ Mr. LytteltonI am aware of the need for hydro-electric development in Dominica. The Governor informs me that, although delay has occurred in the construction of the Colonial Development Corporation plant, the work is now proceeding smoothly. I do not consider that there is any case for adopting other methods of supply.