Senator MURPHY -I am not fortified by any material from the Minister for Science to deal with this matter but I think I can safely say that this nation is committed to the metric system. The report submitted by a Senate Committee helped to prompt the Government into taking action.

I do not think there is any turning back for us. Most of the world is committed to the metric system. We will need to pursue it in horse racing as well as in other spheres. The Australian racing community does not seem to have found the difficulty which was found in Great Britain.

Senator Poyser - They still lose their money on slow horses.

Senator MURPHY -1 agree with what has been interpolated by Senator Poyser. It is just as easy to lose money when the horses are going slow under the metric system as it is in miles.