§ 52. Mr. Wakefieldasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will consider making available to catchment boards prisoners of war for urgent drainage work?
Mr. HudsonA certain number of prisoners of war from the agriculture camps have already been engaged on work for catchment boards and other drainage authorities in the neighbourhood of the camps. Further prisoners will be made available for drainage work as soon as possible, but it has been necessary during recent months to give priority to demands for prisoners of war for harvesting and root lifting.