The Week in Parliament Our Parliamentary correspondent writes : On
the Ministry of Agriculture Vote interest was fairly equally divided between Agriculture and the Minister. There must be occasions in the life of every occupant of the Treasury Bench when he knows little of the subject under discussion and is compelled to rely upon a hastily-digested brief. But with Mr. Morrison it never sounds like that. Although, as he himself pointed out, the operations of his department range from bulls to beetles, and from onions to oysters, he always preserves the air of a man who has reached a considered judgement as a result of prolonged study and meditation. His greatest achievement has been to give the Government's agricultural policy an air of permanence. The new measures of assistance proposed by him will have the advantage of enriching the soil as well as enriching the farmers.
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