§ Major Lyonsasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, with a view to carrying on the work of the Empire Marketing Board he will consider the whole-time appointment of one or more travelling grassland scientific investigators 1430W for work in the Colonies under the Colonial Research Council.
§ Mr. Emrys-EvansI have been asked to reply. The question of grassland and pasture research in the Colonial Empire has already received considerable attention and various proposals for the extension of this in different dependencies, including East and West Africa and the West Indies, are under consideration. My hon. and gallant Friend's suggestion regarding the employment of travelling investigators has already received some consideration and will be kept in view. At present, however, this and other proposals for the extension of agricultural research are handicapped by lack of scientific man-power owing to war conditions.