Land Problems and National Welfare 



a large class of professional prize takers — and 

 so money pours in. 



The work of the Chambers is of a quieter 

 description : much useful work is done almost 

 unseen, and farmers are apt in consequence to 

 question its usefulness, so that this associa- 

 tion has never had an income at all equal to its 

 potential power for aiding agriculture. Yet in 

 spite of all difficulties the United Chambers 

 have done much. The monthly meetings held 

 in London are, as I have said, most excellently 

 supported, and they are of practical use in 

 keeping agricultural topics to the front in the 

 press. 



Further, the work done by the committees 

 in reporting on and criticising all Bills affecting 

 agriculture is excellent ; but when we come to 

 the work done in Parliament there is a different 

 tale to tell. 



The chief problem for the agriculturist is 

 how to make the agricultural influence a power 

 within the House of Commons ; how to make 

 the members of the House — ever most prodigal 

 at election time in regard to pledges — fulfil 

 those pledges and give the heed that it deserves 

 to the opinion of the agricultural voter. 



The guiding- principle of the Chambers has 

 been from the first to unite landowner, tenant 

 and labourer into one society, undoubtedly the 

 right ideal, but alas, it has not been realised ; 



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