§ Mr. Fernyhoughasked the Minister of Defence what has been the cost during 1956–57, and what is the estimated cost for 1957–58, of the maintenance of defence projects in Hong Kong, Singapore, Cyprus, the Maldive Islands, Aden, Mombasa, Dar-es-Salaam, Freetown, the Caribbean, Malta, Gibraltar and other overseas territories, respectively.
§ Mr. SandysThe estimated maintenance costs of defence installations for 1956–57 are given below. No detailed estimates for 1957–58 are available.
£ Hong Kong 626,000 Singapore 1,424,000 Cyprus 668,000 The Maldive Islands — Aden and the Persian Gulf 531,000 East Africa (including Mombasa and Dar-es-Salaam) 82,000 West Africa (Freetown) 40,000 The Caribbean (including Bermuda) 197,000 Malta 922,000 Gibraltar 443,000 Other British Overseas Territories 800,000