HC Deb 30 November 1955 vol 546 cc210-1W
86. Mr. Awbery

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken to implement the recommendation of the rubber inquiry carried out last year in Malaya to replace low yielding rubber trees by high yielding ones; and what acreage there are now of both.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The policy of the Federation Government is set out in a White Paper, of which copies have been placed in the Library of the House. The legislation necessary to give effect to this policy was enacted by the Federal Legislative Council in June. Areas of low-yielding and high-yielding trees are estimated to be 2,550,000 acres and 1 million acres respectively.