§ Mr. C. BATHURSTasked whether, in view of the rapidly growing importance of the egg and poultry industry, as evidenced by the papers and discussions at the recent United Kingdom Poultry Conference 21 at Dublin, and of the decreased importation of those products from Italy, Siberia, and other foreign countries, the Board has applied or supported an application to the Development Commissioners for a grant out of the Development Fund towards the creation of a national poultry institute for the conduct of research and experiment in relation to the above industry; and, if so, what has been the result of such application?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYInvestigations bearing on the poultry industry have been provided for in the Board's general scheme for aiding research which is now under the consideration of the Development Commissioners. The Development Commissioners have approved the payment by the Board of an interim grant to the University of Cambridge in aid of breeding investigations conducted on poultry.