HC Deb 21 July 1926 vol 198 cc1211-2
33. Major Sir ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR

asked the hon. Member for Monmouth, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, when the Report of the. Forestry Commission for the year ending 30th September, 1925, will be published; and if he is in a position to state the reason for the delay in its publication?

Sir LEOLIN FORESTIER-WALKER (for The FORESTRY COMMISSIONERS)

The Report of the Forestry Commissioners for the year ended 30th September last is in proof, and will be published this month. Publication was delayed by the general strike.

Sir A. SINCLAIR

Can we not have this Report very much earlier, seeing that it deals only with the year up to September, and, if we do not get it till May or June, we have not time to do any work on it during the Parliamentary Session?

Sir L. FORESTIER-WALKER

We usually have it in June, but, owing to the delay through the strike, we have not got it until this month. I hope, however, that it will be available earlier than May next year, though I cannot say for certain.