§ 49. Mr. Bryanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review the expansion target for agriculture, in the light of the persisting balance of payments position of this country.
§ Mr. PeartThe Government have pointed out that the country's balance of payments position underlines the importance of saving imports through the selective expansion of agricultural production based on increasing productivity. I am considering at the Annual Review now in progress the industry's production in relation to the objectives of the selective expansion programme.