§ 5. Mr. Collardasked the Minister of Works if he will arrange for the sale to the public, in St. James's Park, of pictorial leaflets illustrating the types of ducks and geese which frequent the lake there.
§ Lord John HopeI should like to do something on these lines, if I can, and I am looking into the possibilities.
§ Mr. CollardI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for looking into the possibilities. While one is aware that there is a key to these birds on a board at one corner of the lake, nevertheless it is quite useless to anyone who wants to spot birds in other parts of the lake. If my right hon. Friend comes to a favourable conclusion as a result of his consideration, may I hope it will be taken generally as a compliment to these birds, which I think I am right in saying are held in great esteem both here and outside?
§ Lord John HopeI am grateful to my hon. Friend. While we do not any of us want to call our geese swans, I shall do my best to see what can be done by way of description of these birds.