I have received notice from Senator Baxter that, on the motion for the adjournment of the House to-night, he proposes asking the Minister for Agriculture if he will amplify the paragraph in the report of the result of the discussions between representatives of the British and Irish Governments in regard to the export of seed potatoes to Britain.
Also, if he will state what commitments, if any, we have entered into in regard to the export of a given quantity, or if the price offered is to be the sole determining factor in regulating the volume of exports; and, further, if he will state what steps he has taken to cause an examination to be made of our own seed requirements before any exports are permitted.
I am accepting that notice and the matter will be taken at 9.30 p.m. or earlier if the business for to-day concludes.