§ 32. Mr. C. BATHURSTasked whether, in view of the difficult and delicate position in which the new provincial advisory councils on agricultural education will be placed with regard to the co-ordination of agricultural education in their provinces 982 in the event of the local education authorities in their provinces abstaining from giving them information as to the existing arrangements for the provision of agricultural education within their administrative areas, or their projected schemes for earning Development Fund Grants in respect of new and additional work in connection with farm institutes, and from seeking advice as to such schemes, the President of the Board of Agriculture will address an official communication to each of such authorities announcing the existence of an advisory council for their province, and asking them to give such council the fullest information possible as to their agricultural education work?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANEach of the local authorities was consulted before being asked to nominate representatives on the advisory councils, and I have every reason to hope that they will readily furnish all information that may be necessary. However, to prevent the possibility of any such difficulty arising as is contemplated by the hon. Member, I will communicate with the local authorities as he suggests.