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measure wrecked. We want, if our objectives are not too large, 

 to back, if possible, something that is going right through. 

 The question raised by the Scotsman this morning was a 

 perfectly fair one. It will be necessary to bring the question 

 of small-holdings tightly up in connection with the question 

 of forestry development. It is to many of us the main centre 

 and drive of the whole forestry policy to get a larger number 

 of small-holders settled on the land, and in order to do that — 

 and it is one of the ideas that has always been discussed in our 

 Committee, and to which effect is given in the Bill, in the very 

 words now taken exception to — we can have, and shall have, 

 representation on the Consultative Committee of the Board 

 of Agriculture, so that every scheme for forestry can be looked 

 at from the agricultural and the forestry side, before it is given 

 effect to. It is those sort of things which we must keep open 

 in order to get the men you want, and I would strongly advise 

 the Committee not to narrow down the words too far and keep 

 out people that you would wish to have in." 



Mr Menmuir. — " I would point out that there is no similarity 

 between France and Britain. France is a nation by herself, 

 and works her whole policy from Paris. But this is a question 

 of a Central Authority in London controlling the forestry of 

 three countries." 



The motion was carried by a large majority — only 12 voting 

 for the amendment. 



