The Archive · 1940

Development ill Read

London, June 12.

The Colonial Development and Mfr Bil was read for the third terday. aod lime in the House of Commons

'Mr. G. H. Hall, Under-Secretary of late for the Colonies, said until the resent great danger had passed, proecution of the war must have the frst call on the whole of Great Britains resources." "Hence, Where Would be' desirable "schorlies. for Coloniat "development which could hot immediately' be undertaken, but {his would not ober them from' pro-Viding funds for" urgent. schemes Which could be undertaken with purely focal. resources. and. without Setriment to the war effort "The Bill provides machinery carry out the Government' Colonial development policy' it provides sls0 {or remission, wholly oF partially, of teans to Colonies and Dependencies

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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