§ 12. Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of sub-commissioners, outdoor staff, controlled by the Board of Agriculture for Scotland and engaged in land settlement work; and what is the total number of all other officers in the Board's service?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe total out-door staff engaged in land settlement work numbers 56, including 14 persons partly engaged on other services. The total number of all other persons employed 1658 by the Board is 400, including 57 part-time employés.
§ Sir A. SINCLAIR>Seeing that the Board of Agriculture was constituted for the purpose of accelerating land settlement, is it not an extraordinary thing that out of 456 employés only 56 are involved in the primary duty of the Board?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI am not aware that the Board of Agriculture for Scotland was instituted solely for one purpose.