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the propositions with which they agree and on which they 

 can collaborate with the Committee in developing, I would 

 like them to consider whether it would not be wise to have 

 the following queries asked and answered in the House of 

 Commons before sanctioning or even of seriously con- 

 sidering any scheme of development being carried out in 

 which the State is directly interested and which it is to be 

 asked to finance ; — 



(i) Will the Committee, or those who will ultimately 

 carry out the scheme proposed, state definitely before 

 laying their proposals before the public for acceptance, 

 which crops and industries they propose to start upon, and 

 also to give a complete list of the various undertakings 

 which they believe they can develop to the advantage of 

 the Empire? In making this request it must be remem- 

 bered that I am only referring to industries in the tropical 

 and sub-tropical zone. 



(2) When is it proposed to start the scheme in connec- 

 tion with each of the various industries, and how, and in 

 how many years, do those in charge of the work propose 

 to secure the much larger supplies of produce that we are 

 told can be obtained ? 



(3) What output per annum can be looked for from 

 each of the industries to be named ? How many labourers 

 will be necessary to secure these results ? How will these 

 labourers in each of the centres to be named by the 

 Committee be secured without affecting existing industries, 

 native or otherwise ? 



(4) Who is to find the money for these various under- 

 takings ? If it is to be the Government, that is the 

 British taxpayer, on what security is it to be advanced ? 



(5) It is suggested that a share of the profits should go 

 into the National Exchequer to help liquidate the cost of 

 the War, what will be the proportion of this share ? Will 

 it be at the rate of the present War profit tax, viz , 80 per 



