§ 42. Mr. COWANasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to a communication received by the Colonial Office from the British Science Guild, dated 12th March, 1915, representing that it would be proper and advisable for all Departments of the Imperial Government, or of municipalities within the Empire, to make it their invariable rule and practice to pay scientific experts of all kinds for assistance rendered by them, either at committees, or by letter, or in any other way, such payments to include not only refunds for travelling expenses or other out-of-pocket expenses or maintenance, but also a proper fee for the professional assistance rendered; and whether he will appoint a Committee to consider and report upon these proposals of the British Science Guild with a view to an equitable settlement of the matter?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI have seen the communication in question and, so far as the Colonial Office is concerned, I agree with my predecessor in thinking that there is no sufficient ground for modifying existing arrangements. The second part of the question does not, therefore, arise.