§ MR. BOLAND (Kerry, S.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether any, and, if so, what steps will be taken to carry out the recommendations of the special trade commissioner to Canada and Newfoundland, and, in the event of a permanent appointment being made, will he secure that the officer is fully acquainted with Irish trade conditions, with a view to having the interests of Irish exporters properly attended to in these two countries; and whether, in particular, the co-operation of the Irish Industrial Development Associations and of the Department of Agriculture will be sought.
§ MR. CHURCHILLIn reply to the hon. Member's Question, I may inform him that Mr. Richard Grigg has been appointed as His Majesty's Trade Commissioner in Canada. Mr. Grigg, as the hon. Member is aware, recently completed a commercial mission in Canada and Newfoundland for the Advisory Committee to the Board of Trade on Commercial Intelligence. I have also appointed the following Gentlemen as local trade correspondents in Canada: Mr. W. J. Davidson, Vancouver; Mr. J. J. Shallcross, Victoria; Mr. J. Appleton, Winnipeg; Mr. W. E. Anderson, St. John, New Brunswick; Mr. G. B. Ramsey, Quebec; Mr. A. T. Weldon Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is possible 1477 that I shall make some further appointments of local correspondents in Canada. The local trade correspondent in Newfoundland is Mr. H. W. le Messurier. I shall be happy to consider any suggestions which the Department of Agriculture or the Irish Development Association may make with the object of rendering the services of the Trade Commissioner as useful as possible to Irish trade.