Mr. Guestasked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the fact that some of the lime sold under the land fertility scheme has been of low quality; and what steps are taken to ensure that supplies are of correct weight and analysis before distribution?
§ Mr. W. S. Morrison:I am informed by the Land Fertility Committee that certain cases of lime of unsatisfactory quality being sold under the scheme have been brought to their notice, and that these are being investigated. As regards the latter part of the question, it is open to the farmer to take steps to ensure that he is supplied with lime of the correct weight and grade, and the Land Fertility Committee are drawing the attention of farmers individually to the provisions of the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926, which enable them to have samples taken and analysed. In addition, the committee have arranged for approved producers of lime under the scheme to be visited periodically and for the quality and grade of their products to be investigated.