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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