asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what acreage in the Solomon Islands is now under native cooperative production; how many native marketing co-operatives are now functioning; and what technical assistance in methods of co-operative organisation is being given by the Government.

There is no acreage under native co-operative production in the Solomon Islands Protectorate and there are no marketing co-operatives at present. The question whether a cooperative movement could successfully be introduced is under consideration by the High Commissioner.