§ 46. Mr. LUNDONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture if he will state whether seeds and fertilising stuffs, as well as machinery, are to be provided by the Government for the farmers of Great Britain; if so, by what method will the scheme be worked; and, in view of the desirability of affording similar inducements to Irish agriculturists, will he see that Ireland is treated in a similar manner as regards this question as Great Britain?
§ Sir R. WINFREYI can at the moment say no more than that the whole question of supplying the farmers essential requirements for the production of food next year is under careful consideration. As Irish agriculture does not come within the scope of the Board, questions relating to the policy to be adopted on that subject in Ireland should be addressed to the Chief Secretary.