§ Air-Commodore Harveyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many cocoa trees are threatened with 181W extinction in the Gold Coast owing to disease; and what steps are being taken to combat the virus.
Mr. Creech JonesThe number of trees infected with the swollen shoot virus is believed to be about 50 million. As regards the second part of the Question, I invite attention to my reply of 26th January to the hon. Member for Swindon (Mr. T. Reid).