§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland), having regard to the importance of agriculture, the small means of many undertaking it in Ireland under new conditions, and the necessity for protecting them against usurers, whether the Department will prepare a leaflet explaining the methods and advantages of a sound system of co-operative agricultural credit banks, and distribute this among purchasers of small farms and district councillors in all parts of Ireland?
The VICE-PRESIDENT of the DEPARTMENT of AGRICULTURE (IRELAND) (Mr. T. W. Russell)The Department have already published a pamphlet on this subject. The Department's scheme under which assistance is given to agricultural credit societies is at present being considered with a view to revision. When the scheme is revised the question of issuing a leaflet will be considered.