§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when he expects to receive the report by Mr. M. D. ffrench-Mullen on the jute experimental scheme in British Guiana.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodA full account by Mr. ffrench-Mullen of the experiments in the cultivation, harvesting and retting of jute in British Guiana is being published in "Tropical Science", the quarterly journal of the Tropical Products Insti-48W tute. The first half appeared in Volume I, No. 4, 1959, and the concluding part will appear in the next issue, which is to be published shortly. I am arranging for copies of both issues to be placed in the Library.