§ Mr. CRAWSHAY-WILLIAMSasked whether any announcement will be made at an early date of the formation under Government auspices of an agricultural credit bank; and, if not, whether a scheme, formulated privately by those immediately interested in this subject, to be registered under the Limited Liability Acts, would encounter the hostility of the Government?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYThough it is hoped that the Board's proposals will be formulated shortly it must not be supposed that they necessarily involve the formation of an agricultural bank under Government auspices. It is impossible to state what the attitude of the Government would be towards a private scheme until the details of it have been submitted.