§ Mr. Macleanasked the Prime Minister whether any satisfactory reason can be given for the report of the Forestry Commission for the year ended 31st September, 1936, only being made available to Members of Parliament on 21st July, 1937?
§ Sir G. CourthopeI have been asked to reply. The annual reports of the Forestry Commissioners are usually not issued until July as their preparation entails the collection, checking and tabulation of statistics and accounts from all parts of the country, while planting and nursery operations from November to May leave the divisional officers hale time for office work during that period. The 1936 report was issued on the same day of the month as the 1935 report.