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

The unloading of equipment for the groundnut scheme, coinciding with heavy arrivals of goods for other purposes, has caused congestion in the port of Dares-Salaam, and the movement of supplies inland is restricted by the capacity of the railway, but progress is being made in providing the supplies needed for the scheme.