84 THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF 



be required to state upon the form what 

 area and class of land he requires, whether 

 he desires to purchase or hire, whether he 

 requires a house and suitable buildings, whether 

 he desires any particular land, and whether 

 he is already in occupation of land. The 

 committee, too, will draw up a code of rules 

 for the sale and letting of Small Holdings, 

 which must be confirmed by the Board of 

 Agriculture. 



Applicants for land should be personally 

 interviewed by the committee, or, better, 

 by the sub-committee, consisting partly of 

 the Small Holdings Committee and partly 

 of members of minor public bodies and other 

 suitable persons, so that each district or parish 

 should be properly represented by men who 

 may know both the land and the applicants. 

 Although the Council will prepare rules by 

 which applicants are rquired to cultivate 

 their holdings themselves, there is nothing 

 in the Act which excludes the use of hired 

 labour to assist the holder, or to prevent 

 persons who require land as an adjunct to 

 their present occupations being prevented on 

 that account. The Board of Agriculture 

 suggests that the words of the Act should 

 not be interpreted in too narrow a sense, 



