§ 72. Mr. R. Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what efforts are being made to eradicate the leaf scald disease from the sugar plantations in British Guiana.
§ 82. Mr. Braineasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken to check the spread of the leaf scald disease threatening the sugar industry in British Guiana.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsSurveys to determine the extent of the disease and measures to control it have been instituted in the Colony, and steps are being taken urgently to obtain the services of an experienced plant pathologist to supervise research work on the disease. I am aware of the serious threat that this disease constitutes to the sugar industry of British Guiana and hence to the whole economy of the country. Vigorous steps are being taken to combat it.