§ 58. Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Agriculture, in view of the disbandment 1698 of the present Poultry (Stock Improvement) Advisory Committee, if he will state the number of meetings held; the percentage of attendance at those meetings; and whether any report will be made available of the work in which the committee was engaged.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsThe Poultry (Stock Improvement) Advisory Committee was appointed for a period of three years, and has recently been re-constituted. Eight full meetings were held during the period, with an average attendance of 83 per cent., in addition to 27 meetings of subcommittees, on whom the detailed work devolved. The Committee is a standing advisory committee, and reports are not necessarily published, but information of progress is given from time to time and a new poultry stock improvement plan drawn up by the Committee is being published shortly.