§ 68. Mr. Stonehouseasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the total area of the alienated land known as the White Highlands in Kenya; what is the area of this land receiving 20 inches of rainfall per year; and what is it expressed as a percentage of the total area in Kenya receiving a 20-inch rainfall.
§ Mr. AmeryThe Highlands include 13,355 square miles of alienated land and land available for alienation. Ninety-five per cent. of the whole Highlands area, including Crown forests, receives an average 45W rainfall of more than 20 inches a year. This represents 17 per cent. of the total area of Kenya receiving over 20 inches of rain.
§ 69. Mr. Stonehouseasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when the Highlands of Kenya will be opened up for farming by Africans.
§ Mr. AmeryI have nothing to add to what was said by my hon. Friend, now Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, when the hon. Member raised the subject on the adjournment on 30th October.