BSIP Development
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Plans Going Ahe[?]
THE British Solomon Islands H tectorate has been allocs £A287,500 from UK Colon Development and Welfare fui according to an announcement; the High Commissioner for Western Pacific (Sir Rolf Stanley) on May 5.
Like Fiji and other territon the BSIP has not been given al asked for, but, said Sir Robert, th will be a substantial sum to finat the development programme.
The total available is expected be more than £1,000,000, indue the new C. and D. allocation, fui from the sale of Japanese ass the unspent balance of the C. i D. 1945 allocation, and certain serve funds.
The High Commissioner said t) the draft development program discussed by the Advisory Cou:j last October had been re-examin Funds would be sufficient to< ahead with nearly all the proje: subject to approval by the Secret) of State for the Colonies.