§ MR. MUNRO FERGUSON (Leith Burghs)To ask the Prime Minister whether an expert forest officer will be appointed to fill the vacancy at the Forest of Dean; and whether any progress has been made with respect to the purchase by the Woods and Forests Commissioners of land in Argyll for afforestation purposes.
§ (Answered by Sir H. Campbell-Banner-man.) The interests of forestry will not be lost sight of in the re-arrangements which are under consideration. The purchase referred to in the latter part of the Question is still under consideration.