§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in connection with the economic development of British Honduras, consideration has been given recently to the implementation of plans originally put forward by Mr. Hughes-Hallett, then Minister to Guatemala, which included the construction of a deep-sea port at Stann Creek with rail and road connection with the Guatemalan territory of the Peten, which the Guatemalan Government is anxious to develop.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydImprovement of communications between the Peten and ports in British Honduras was among the matters which Her Majesty's Government signified their readiness to discuss with the Guatemalan Government in the138W exchanges to which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs referred in answer to a Question on 5th December by my hon. Friend. The construction of a deep-water pier at Stann Creek is included in the Colony's development plan which I hope to discuss with a delegation from the Colony in the New Year.