Legislative Assembly Hon . Gordon L. Bennett : I am looking for information, really. Keith S. Harrington : Read it, you will find it. I am perfectly in order Lloyd G. MacPhail : Read the book. Hon . Gordon L. Bennett : Which section, please. Keith S. Harrington : I am not so sure of the section but it is in there somewhere. Section 19 of that Speech from the Throne said, "My Government propose to con¬ duct an inspection (and this is one for the Minister of Agriculture to listen to) of all potato fields planted for the production of table potatoes." Not only the ones that apply for it, but he says "all" and it means "all", nothing else. "To co-ordinate the efforts of the Provincial Inspectors in regard to this work with the Canada De¬ partment of Agriculture Plant Protection Services. A qualified person will be em¬ ployed to direct this undertaking." And I would like to know now, from the Hon ¬ ourable Minister, was this particular person ever appointed ? I don't know who he is, I have never heard of him, I never saw any work that he did either. And it is an important thing for Prince Edward Island to have this very same thing, and I did say, and I do maintain that these are good policies but the unfortunate part of it all is that they are not carried out. "Technical advantages and farming methods have assisted our farrmers in achieving greater efficiency and higher income." Well, they are lower this year. The need for more technical services and assistance is passed. "My Government, therefore, proposes to engage qualified personnel to assist in the area of agricul¬ tural development." Well I am not too sure what has been done there. I mean Mr. Minister of Industry, you could inform the House what has been done in that respect. Yes, another thing; at one time in this Province and until this year we had inspectors at the various processing plants throughout the Province in order to protect the grower against discrimination, and this can exist, not, prob¬ ably, intentionally. But it is done in the interests of the plant operation, and now the Minister of Agriculture does away with it. Not interested in the protection of the farmers. (Applause) Not interested in the interest of the farmer in that res¬ pect, and now they do away with it. Hon . Daniel J. MacDonald : That is not a true statement. Keith S. Harrington : That is a true statement. Hon . Daniel J. MacDonald : It is not true. Walter R. Shaw : It is. Hon . Daniel J. MacDonald : We now have a highly qualified man doing this work, which you didn't have. Walter R. Shaw : Who? Hon . Daniel J. MacDonald : Mr. William Sterns , a Horticulturist. (Applause) Walter R. Shaw : The plants have inspectors of their own, not the government. Hon . Daniel J. MacDonald : I know they have. I know. Walter R. Shaw : We had independent inspectors, but you didn't. Hon . Daniel J. MacDonald : We did have them too. Walter R. Shaw : You didn't. Hon . Daniel J. MacDonald : We haven't got them now, we had qualified individuals. Keith S. Harrington : Mr. Speaker , I am making a speech here and a I say and main¬ tain that to my knowledge that there is certainly none in New Annan , I can say that. My truckloads of potatoes go there every day, and they are inspected by a man from the plant and I am not saying he is doing wrong. (Applause) But he takes his directions from the plant. —212—