§ Mr. Skeffingtonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the cost of a single place at the Royal Technical College, Nairobi, with full residential accommodation and without accommodation, respectively; and how many students at the college, in the present academic year, come from Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, and Uganda, respectively.
§ Mr. Iain Macleod,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 6th April, 1960; Vol. 621, c. 56], supplied the following additional information:
The cost of a single place at the Royal Technical College with full accommodation is £1,135. The cost without full accommodation, based on 235 full residents and 55 non-residents, is £961.
§ Mr. Skeffingtonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the value, 15W annually, of the financial contributions made to the Royal Technical College, Nairobi, respectively, from the United Kingdom, the Governments of Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar, the local ratepayers, and any other source.
§ Mr. Iain Macleod,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 6th April, 1960; Vol. 621, c. 56], supplied the following information:
Annual contributions to the recurrent expenditure of the Royal Technical College (showing bursaries to students separately), for the financial year 1959–60 are as follows:
(i) Government contributions £ United Kingdom Nil Kenya 147,491 Uganda 77,610 Tanganyika 40,794 Zanzibar 3,000 268,895 (ii) Bursaries. (Central Governments) Kenya 20,498 Uganda 7,933 Tanganyika 4,573 Zanzibar 1,268 (Local Governments) Uganda 5,303 Private 400 39,975 (iii) Other incomes including rents, interest and part time fees 7,890 (iv) Assessed contributions from students' families 5,108 Total £321,868 Contributions towards capital expenditure are not made on an annual basis but the sum of £800,000 has been allocated provisionally from CD. & W. funds for capital expenditure at the College during the currency of the CD. & W. Act.