§ Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what conversations the Northern Rhodesian Government have had with the Rhodesian Selection Trust companies regarding a scheme of flood control to enable the cultivation of foodstuffs by Africans in the Kafue Flats.
§ Mr. HareThe possibility of empoldering land against the annual flooding of the Kafue Flats by the Kafue River is now being investigated, and the fertility of the soil and its suitability for growing certain crops under irrigation are being assessed. The investigation, financed by the Rhodesia Selection Trust group of companies, is being conducted in close association with the Government of Northern Rhodesia. On the completion of the investigation there will probably be further conversations between the Northern Rhodesia Government and the companies.