16 FEBRUARY 1934, Page 19

MR. ELLIOT'S SCHEMES

[To the Editor Of THE SPECTATOR.]

write to correct myself. In reciting the list of activities of the Ministry of Agriculture under Mr. Elliot I inadvertently included one or two for which his predecessor, Sir John Gilmour, was responsible the Wheat Act, for instance, and the Ottawa meat quotas.

Had I given the Minister praise that should have gone to another, or- had I criticized him specially for what was not his work, I would feel more contrite. As it is, Sir John Gilmour's efforts, whether for the country's good or not, are of a piece with those which have been rightly associated with Mr. Elliot's name ; so while I apologize for my inaccuracy I. cannot feel that it was the cause of any serious unfairness.- --