§ Major Legge-Bourkeasked the Minister of Agriculture how many persons have applied to become members of the National Advisory Service for Agriculture; how many have been accepted; what proportion of those accepted have sufficient experience to commence service without further instruction; and if he will define the relationship in which this sendee will be with the new county executive Committees.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsNearly 3,500 persons have applied for technical posts in the National Agricultural Advisory Service. Complements for the service have not yet been finally settled, and it is not, therefore, possible to say how many will be accepted for appointment, nor how many will require further training. As regards the last part of the Question, the county executive committees will be responsible for guiding and stimulating the advisory work in their counties. The advisory and executive activities for which committees will be responsible will be coordinated by the executive officer who will, in most counties, also be the county advisory officer.