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Mr. Vane
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many copies of Leaflet No. 27, Poplar Planting, were originally printed; when it went out of print; and when a new edition will be available.
Mr. T. Williams
The first print of the leaflet was of 9,000 copies in August, 1948, and a further 2,000 copies have since been printed. Stocks were exhausted on 31st July, 1950, a revised edition is expected to be on sale next Monday.
Mr. Vane
Is the Minister aware that this extremely well-produced leaflet went out of print at almost exactly the same time as he launched the scheme to encourage the planting of poplars last year and offered a subsidy for it? Does he think that good planning?
Mr. Williams
Yes, we found that there were more trees which could be included in the next edition.