generally by arranging financial provision for surveys
which might be undertaken on broad lines by experienced
persons sent out from here to co-operate with the
authorities on the spot. For instance, the Committee
has offered assistance in connection with surveys of
proposed railway extension in Uganda.
Lord Passfield would also like to point out
that the present is a favourable time for submitting
applications. The increasing commitments of the fund
must necessarily diminish the liberality with which the
Committee are able to view applications for assistance.
At the same time he wishce to emphasise that Colonial
Governments should not consider that the matter is ended
when they have sent in their first batch of applications,
but snould continue to be on the watch for opportunities
of sending in further applications, both for interest-
assistance and for free grants in respect of suitable
objects for assistance from the Fund.
In order to give you an idea of the types of
scheme to which the Colonial Development Advisory
Committee
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