§ 30. Sir H. BRITTAINasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs if he will give the House particulars regarding the recommendations of the Lovat Committee for the training of officers for agricultural departments throughout the Empire; and whether these arrangements have now been approved by His Majesty's Government and the Governments of the Dominions and Colonies concerned?
§ Major HENNESSYLord Lovat's Committee, which is considering the recruit- 608 ment of officers for the agricultural departments of the non-self-governing Dependencies, has not yet completed its deliberations, and my right hon. Friend is not in a position to make any statement on the matter. He would, however, refer my hon. Friend to the answer which he gave to a question by the hon. and gallant Member for Dartford (Colonel McDonnell) on the 21st December concerning the scheme of post-graduate scholarships in agriculture and agricultural science introduced last year with the co-operation and the support of the Colonial Governments, which was the result of a recommendation by the Committee of which Lord Lovat is now the chairman.