NUMBER OF FARMERS' AND FISHERMEN'S CO-OPERATIVES FORMED WITH GOVERNMENT HELP

Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 11 September 1957 · 1st Legislative Assembly

Official Report, 11 September 1957, Vol 4, Issue 2 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Goh Tong LiangJ. M. Jumabhoy
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Mr Goh Tong Liang asked the Minister for Commerce and Industry how many of the following classes of co-operative societies have been formed, up to date, with the help of the Government-

(a) Farmers' Co-operative Societies; and

(b) Fishermen's Co-operative Societies.

Mr J. M. Jumabhoy: The answer to question (a), Sir, is 11 including an agricultural co-operative union. The answer to question (b) is four.

Mr Goh Tong Liang: May I ask the Hon. the Minister whether any loans have been given to the societies?

Mr J. M. Jumabhoy: Off-hand, Sir, I can recollect one case where we gave a loan of $4,000 to a Ponggol fishermen's co-operative society. That was some months back. There was another case where certain fishermen suffered damage to their fishing boats and a loan was approved but it seems they were reluctant to accept the loan.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 11 September 1957. Republished on SGParliament.