49. Mr. Vaneasked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been drawn to the experiments carried out in the United States of America, Germany and Finland in the development of molasses and yeast from waste wood for use as stockfeed; and whether he has considered instituting similar experiments in this country.
Mr. T. WilliamsThese processes are known in this country but supplies of waste softwood are insufficient at any time to give promise of economic development here. Experiments were carried out here during the war and I do not propose to conduct more.