§ Major Carverasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can make any statement as to the progress of the campaign for the destruction of grey squirrels; whether private owners are responding to the appeal made to them to take part in the campaign; and, if not, whether he will consider giving local authorities the right to take action?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonI am not yetin a position to make a statement as to the effect of renewed propaganda in regard to the destruction of grey squirrels at large or as to the extent to which private owners are responding to the urgent representations which local authorities have been requested to make. The question of delegation to county agricultural committees of powers under the Destructive Imported Animals Act, 1932, will be considered later if it should appear that voluntary action is not having the desired effect.