§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, if he will state the sums which have been spent in the last convenient 81W period of 12 months in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate on roads, housing agriculture, airport facilities, air services, technical training and community centres, respectively.
§ Mr. George ThomasThe following are the figures for expenditure by Central Government during the calendar year 1966; expenditure by local councils is not included:
$ A £ Stg (equivalent) Roads … 136,000* 54,400 Housing … 473,013 189,205 Agriculture … 424,049 169,620 Airport Facilities … 6,746 2,698 Air Services … 35,229 14,092 Technical Training … 17,000* 6,800 Community Centres … — — 1,092,037 436,815 * Approximate.