§ 17. Mr. Vaughan-Morganasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress is being made with the Peasant Development Scheme in Antigua; and what has been the attitude of the sugar syndicate in that island towards this scheme.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThere are 34 peasant settlements with a total area of 17,100 acres. Peasants are provided with facilities for obtaining loans, seeds, fertilisers, transport, mechanical cultivation, agricultural advice and direction. The creation of these peasant settlements has had a stabilising influence socially and economically, and has been supported by Antigua Syndicate Estates Limited, which, by sale and gift, has disposed of approximately one-quarter of its total land holding for peasant development.