§ Rear-Admiral Beamishasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has evidence to the effect that home-produced basic slag is insufficient to meet the demands of farmers; and whether the subsidy can be extended to imported basic slag and also to phosphate which is ground in this country?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonI am aware that the response to the Land Fertility Scheme has led to some difficulty in meeting farmers' demands for basic slag, but the suggestion to extend the scheme to cover imported basic slag and ground phosphate raises issues which would require careful examination. In any case, the inclusion of phosphate in the scheme would require fresh legislation.