§ 39. Sir P. Hannonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on the research operations in process at the School of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad, and if satisfactory relations have been established for extended information of results being communicated to other parts of the Colonial Empire.
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsThe main research projects at the Imperial College are concerned with banana breeding, cocoa, soils and sugar technology. The results of research at the College are published in its journal, which circulates throughout the Colonial Empire.
§ Sir P. HannonAre the results of the research carried out in the College of Tropical Agriculture circulated to other tropical parts of the Colonial Empire?
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsYes. The college issues a journal called "Tropical Agriculture," the latest issue of which was published on 31st December, 1948, and its work is very widely known to research workers throughout the Empire.
§ Sir P. HannonI thank the hon. Gentleman very much.