§ MR. MITCHELL-THOMSON (Lanarkshire, N.W.)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any steps are being taken to establish in England a bureau of tropical agriculture.
§ THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Colonel SEELY,) Liverpool, AbercrombyIt is not proposed to establish in England a bureau of tropical agriculture, but steps are being taken to appoint a committee of a representative character to advise the Secretary of State for the Colonies on agricultural matters in the Crown Colonies and Protectorates.