§ 31. Mr. H. STEWARTasked the Minister of Agriculture if, while the Sea Fish Commission is conducting its inquiry and in order to provide the necessary information for a future selling campaign, he will institute a separate inquiry throughout the country to ascertain what classes of people regularly eat herring, what proportion have given them up and why, and, in particular, what are the most popular methods of cooking herring; and whether he will instruct the research 1454 officers of his Department to report on the latest methods of preserving and packing herring?
§ The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Elliot)The Act confers upon the Sea Fish Commission very wide powers of investigation, and I have no doubt that they will be prepared to take into consideration all relevant questions. It is obviously desirable that the Commission should themselves have the opportunity of considering, in the first instance, what lines of inquiry they can most profitably pursue. I need hardly add that the officers of the Ministry will give them all the assistance in their power.
§ Mr. C. WILLIAMSWill the inshore fishermen be considered and not too much notice given to this herring fishing?
§ Mr. ELLIOTI am sure the Commission may be trusted.