4. Sir J. D. REESasked whether a Government Commission, representative of the interests of India and of Lancashire, inquired last year into the production and manufacture of cotton; in that case, who were the members of such Commission; 2001 when their Report may be expected, and whether it will, as soon as received be made available for Members of Parliament?
§ Mr. FISHERThe Committee was appointed by the Government of India to consider the possibility of increasing the production of long-stapled cotton. It was presided over by Mr. MacKenna, the agricultural adviser to the Government of India. The members were Messrs. Hodgkinson, Wadia, Henderson, Roberts, and Aston. The Secretary of State hopes to receive the Report shortly from India. He will then decide whether it should be laid.