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or, in default of payment, six weeks' imprison- 

 ment. 



"(II) A notice to plough 6 acres of land 

 was served on a farmer in Worcestershire in 

 August 1919, but no action had been taken by 

 him up to February 1920. It was shown that 

 the land had lain derelict since the 19 18 

 harvest, and about £&o worth of food was lost 

 to the nation. The defaulter was prosecuted 

 and fined £\o and £2, 2s. costs. 



"(IV) A prosecution for a disregard of 

 Cultivation Orders issued by the Surrey Com- 

 mittee resulted in the occupying-owner of the 

 land being fined £50, and his agent ^10. 

 The Orders in question were issued in October 

 and November 19 18, and required that cer- 

 tain arable fields should be cleaned and culti- 

 vated in preparation for food crops for the 

 harvest of 19 19. Practically nothing was 

 done, however, to carry out these Orders up 

 to 19 1 9. 



"(V) An occupier of a field of 23 acres in 

 Kent was recently prosecuted to comply with a 

 Cultivation Order. The field contained a large 

 quantity of thistles, brambles, gorse, and ant- 

 hills, which the occupier was instructed to 

 remove and destroy. The thistles were dealt 

 with, but very little action was taken to remove 

 the other 1 rubbish, which encumbered a large 

 proportion of the field. The defendant was 

 fined ,£20 and £5, 5s. costs, and has been 



