§ Sir K. WOODasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture when it is expected the Annual Report of the Ministry will be published?
Sir A. BOSCAWENIt has not been customary to publish an Annual Report dealing with the work of the Ministry as a, whole, but separate Reports in regard to particular branches of work have to be presented to Parliament under various Statutes. The issue of the Statutory Report under the Small Holdings and Allotments Acts was suspended during the War under the authority of the Local Government (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1916, but it is proposed to resume publication of that Report this year, and it is at present in preparation. Owing to the pres70W sure of work, it is doubtful if the Report will be ready for issue for another two or three months.