London, June 12.
The Colonial Development and Welfare Bill was read for the third time in the House of Commons yesterday.
Mr, G. H. Hall, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, said until the present great danger had passed, prosecution of the war must have the first call on the whole of Great Britain's resources. Hence, there would be desirable schemes for Colonial development which could not immediately be undertaken, but this would not debar them from proing funds for urgent schemes could be undertaken with purely local resources and without detriment to the war effort.
The Bill provides machinery to carry out the Government's Colonial development policy it provides also for remission, wholly or partially, of loans to Colonies and Dependencies totalling £11,264,000.—Reuter.
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