§ 24. Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what officer in the new Department of Agriculture is responsible for the fixing of first fair rents?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThis responsibility does not rest on an individual officer but on the Department, on consideration of reports submitted by their experts.
§ Sir A. SINCLAIRAs it is quite clear that it is a responsibility which should rest mainly upon the technical officer, has this technical officer access to the heads of the Department in the same way as he had direct access to the Board when it was in existence?
§ Sir J. GILMOURUnder a Departmental organisation, the ultimate responsibility must rest with the Department and not with the individual.