§ Mr. John Hallasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the existing rail facilities are adequate to move the accumulating stocks of groundnuts in Northern Nigeria.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydA record Nigerian groundnut crop of about 65,000 tons is expected this year, and larger quantities than usual have also to be moved from French territory. The Nigerian Railway Corporation is, however, expecting delivery of new diesel locomotives and extra goods wagons within the next few months, and with the extra capacity thus provided it is hoped to move the bulk of the crop before the start of the next harvest. It seems inevitable that there will be some small accumulation.