HC Deb 25 May 1949 vol 465 c1251
39. Sir P. Hannon

asked 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-Williams

The 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. Hannon

Are the results of the research carried out in the College of Tropical Agriculture circulated to other tropical parts of the Colonial Empire?

Mr. Rees-Williams

Yes. 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. Hannon

I thank the hon. Gentleman very much.