African Groundnuts Scheme

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 November 1947.

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Photo of Mr Evelyn Strachey Mr Evelyn Strachey , Dundee 12:00, 10 November 1947

At the end of October, 366 heavy tractors with bulldozer or similar equipment had been landed in Tanganyika. One hundred were in action on 1st September, and 131 at the end of October. They are all military surplus machines and, as was to be expected during these early months, the supply of spare parts and the creation of the repair organisation has not been easy, but the Managing Agency is making progress.