HC Deb 10 November 1908 vol 196 c37
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, Abercromby

It 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.