§ Mr. H. Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how much money has been spent on agricultural research on St. Helena in each of the last three years.
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§ Mr. SandysExpenditure on pure research has been as follows:
1960 £769 1961 £317 1962 £535 Expenditure on Colonial Development and Welfare Schemes designed to improve the standard of agriculture has been as follows:
1960 £36,656 1961 £27,039 1962 £25,878 Taken together this represents an average annual expenditure of £60 for each acre of arable land.