Oral Answers to Questions — Malta – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 December 1947.
Captain Charles Smith
, Colchester
12:00,
10 December 1947
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what grants have so far been made to Malta from the Colonial Development and Welfare Fund; and how they have been used.
Lieut-Colonel David Rees-Williams
, Croydon South
As the answer to the hon. Member's Question is rather long, I propose, with his permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
| Grant. | Date approved. | Subject. |
| £ | ||
| 1,277 | 26.3.42 | Continuation of services of an Adviser in Animal Husbandry to 1.1.43. |
| 215 | 12.8.44 | Training of Maltese craftsman in manufacture, fitting |
| 5 | 13.6.47 | and repair of artificial limbs. |
| 2,168 | 1.3.46 | Appointment of Chief Government Medical Officer. |
| 278 | 17.8.46 | Social Science Course for officer of Department of |
| 12 | 18.3.47 | Labour and Social Welfare. |
| 224,910 | 3.7.47 | Development of Water Resources. |
| 120,000 | 13.11.47 | Royal University of Malta: Building and equipment of science laboratories and Students' Union. |
| (Grant of a maximum of £120,000 in 3 instalments. Position to be reviewed before second and third instalments are approved). 5,000 | 13.11.47 | Royal University of Malta: Purchase of books for Library. |
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
