HC Deb 24 November 1958 vol 596 c14W
Mr. Malcolm MacPherson

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Africans from Tanganyika are at present studying in Great Britain on Government scholarships; what subjects they are studying; and how many are in the first, second and later years of their courses, respectively.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

There are at present thirty-five Africans from Tanganyika studying in Great Britain on Government scholarships. This total is made up as follows:

stations at Fort Rosebery, Abercorn and Kasama, afforestation of tracts of land, improvement of communications, development of Mpulungu Fort, near Abercorn, at the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika and intensive development of the fishing industry on productive Lake Banguelu.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

I am consulting the Governor and when I have received his reply I will circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.