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called into existence the following committees and 

 council : — 



(i) An Agriculture Committee in each county. This 

 is a sort of County Agricultural Parliament meeting 

 quarterly, or oftener if need be ; it has the power to 

 divide up its functions and delegate its powers to : — 



(a) The Cultivation Committee. 



(b) The Small Holdings Committee. 



(c) The Drainage Committee. 



(d) The Live Stock Committee. 



(e) The Agricultural Education Committee. 



If these Committees are properly manned and worked, 

 and if there is a reasonable amount of money to spend 

 on wise developments, an almost limitless vista of progress 

 opens up. 



The Agricultural Committee is a statutory committee 

 of the County Council, and to this extent official ; and 

 there is danger that County Councils which are urban 

 in their composition may appoint unsuitable members 

 upon this committee. The other section of members 

 are those appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture ; 

 this, under the circumstances, was a necessary proviso 

 —but here again there is a possible danger. If, for 

 instance, a Labour Government were in power, men 

 with extreme views and little practical knowledge might 

 be appointed. 



(2) The Agricultural Council of England and Wales. 

 This sits in London and is the Agricultural Parliament 

 for the whole country. 



It is composed of representative members from the 

 County Agricultural Committees, from- the Wages Board, 

 and of members appointed by the Ministry of Agri- 

 culture, selected to represent the interests of owners, 



