i 4 A UNIONIST AGRICULTURAL POLICY 



further, and perhaps most important of all, a 

 sufficient amount of pasture land must be set 

 aside as a common cow pasture. 



It is important to distinguish between the man 

 who wants land adjoining a cottage as accommo- 

 dation land, or as a means of supplementing his 

 wage, and the man who wishes to become a 

 bona fide small-holder and to make his whole 

 living off his land. The functions of providing 

 the two classes of land are distinct, and it will 

 probably be found necessary to alter and extend 

 the provisions of the Small Holdings Act dealing 

 with the provision of allotments. The need is 

 urgent, but Parish Councils are slow to move. 

 Much can be done by the voluntary efforts of 

 landowners, but such assistance is necessarily 

 sporadic and unequal. We think that the only 

 thorough method of attaining the desired end is 

 by the direct intervention of the Board of Agri- 

 culture. The Board would appoint a representative 

 in each district, assisted by a co-opted committee, 

 which might well consist of members of the 

 County Council known to be interested in the 

 question, to consider the needs and requirements 

 of each village in the district and draw up 

 schemes. These schemes, after receiving the 

 sanction of the Board, would be put into execu- 

 tion by the Parish Council. The necessary 

 powers of compulsory purchase would, of course, 

 be vested in the Board or the Parish Council. 



