§ MR. SPEAR (Devonshire, Tavistock)I beg to ask the hon. Member for North Huntingdonshire, as representing the Board of Agriculture, if agricultural correspondents have been appointed for all districts in the country; and, if so, whether the reports from such correspondents will be published for the information of Members.
§ MR.AILWYN FELLOWES (Huntingdonshire, Ramsey)Honorary Agricultural correspondents have now been selected for each of the counties of England 458 and Scotland, and steps are being taken to give publicity to the appointments in the local Press and by means of notices to be exhibited at the post offices. The correspondents will not be asked to furnish regular reports at stated intervals and their communications will be of an informal and occasionally of a confidential character. Any information which may be of general interest will be published in the Journal of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, which will hereafter be published monthly instead of quarterly, a copy of which, and our leaflets will be supplied to each correspondent. The instructions to correspondents, together with a complete list of those who have consented to act, will shortly be laid before Parliament.