§ Mr. Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what amounts from public funds have been spent on
Year Colony Funds Colonial Development and Welfare Funds Total Annually Recurrent Extraordinary *$ *$ *$ *$ 1945 … … … … … 283,446 249,154 621,120 1,153,711 1946 … … … … … 269,743 270,954 1,504,320 2,045,017 1947 … … … … … 345,545 300,597 1,435,680 2,081,822 1948 … … … … … 367,149 363,612 973,440 1,704,201 1949 … … … … … 580,722 382,118 647,059 1,609,899 1950 … … … … … 608,474 313,764 1,020,960 1,943,198 1951 … … … … … 624,428 307,238 488,923 1,420,589 1952 … … … … … 516,626 446,281 1,488,202 2,451,109 1953 (Revised Estimate) … … 593,483 800,599 661,320 2,055,402 1954 (Estimate) … … … 723,830 909,205 2,280,000 3,913,035 Total … … … … $4,913,446 $4,343,513 $11,121,024 $20,377,983 (* B.W.I. $ = 4s. 2d.)