§ 27. Mr. GLOSSOPasked the President of the Board of Trade the probable expense to this country incurred by the appointment of representatives of the Government to serve on an Anglo-Argentine committee to inquire, into methods to be adopted to ensure a reasonable return to cattle producers in the Argentine?
§ Dr. BURGINIt is not yet possible to formulate any precise estimate of probable expenditure but it is proposed to provide the sum of £2,250 in the Board of Trade estimate for next year to meet the expense to this country of this joint committee.
§ Mr. GLOSSOPCan the hon. Gentleman give the House an assurance that the British members of the committee will not recommend anything detrimental to the cattle-producing interest of this country?
§ Dr. BURGINI think, as this committee has been appointed to inquire and report, it would be better that I should give no assurance as to what the result of the inquiry will be.
§ Mr. GLOSSOPIs the hon. Gentleman not aware that the cattle producers of this country are taxpayers and will have to contribute a proportion of this £2,000?