At Bristol . on Friday, - October 23rd, Mr.. Amery an•
noUnced that the Cabinet had' decided to approve in principle the 'recommendation of the East African Coin- mission, that a sum not exceeding £10,000,000 should be guaranteed for transport development in East Africa. A Bill, of course, will be required in Parliament. The Parliamentary correspondent of the Times says that the development will probably consist, of new railways in Tanganyika Territory. and Uganda, harbour improve- ments and permanent bridges on main roads. A small percentage of the loan will be earmarked for scientific research. Those who constitutionally believe that all money spent on development is money lost will no doubt blame the Government, but we are convinced that trade was being terribly hampered in East Africa by back- wardness in the means of transport and that the expendi- tUre on railways is not only justified but urgently needed. The same thing is true of the proportion earmarked for research. Many of the handicaps which Nature inflicts upon Colonial deVelopment can be removed only by scientific knowledge and that in the main must be obtained on the spot. • * *
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