asked the Minister for Agriculture if in view of the grave shortage of agricultural instructors and rural science teachers in the country he will take steps to increase substantially the number and value of university scholarships available to those who wish to pursue a course in agricultural science.

My information is that there is no shortage of agricultural science graduates to fill posts as agricultural instructors or teachers of rural science. In the circumstances, a change in the number and value of university scholarships does not appear to be called for.