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Home-Grown Wheat Prices. 



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Mr. W. Haslar, President, National Association of Corn 



and Agricultural Merchants. 

 Mr. S. Armstrong, President, Incorporated National Asso- 

 ciation of British and Irish Millers Ltd. 

 Mr. G. S. Hall, Secretary, Incorporated National Associa- 

 tion of British and Irish Millers Ltd. 

 After discussion and amendment of a draft prepared by the 

 Department, the following scheme was agreed for carrying 

 out the promise given by the Prime Minister on the 16th, 

 February, with regard to an announcement made by him on 

 the 11th March, 1920:— 



Price of Home-grown Wheat — 1920 Crop. 



In order to give effect to decisions which have arisen out of 

 representations recently made to the Government by the National 

 Farmers' Union, it has been decided that in respect of past 

 purchases, i.e., purchases between the 8th November, 1920, 

 and the 5th March, 1921, both dates inclusive, farmers or 

 merchants who sold home-grown wheat to millers financially 

 controlled by the Flour Mills Control Committee shall be 

 reimbursed: — 



(a) In respect of each purchase of home-grown wheat of sound 

 milling quality, i.e., of fair average quality for the season 

 fit for milling into flour for home consumption, the difference 

 between the price paid by millers per quarter of 504 lb. 

 and 95s. free on rail, or 96s. delivered into the mill; 

 , (b) In respect of each purchase of home-grown wheat of 

 inferior quality or condition, the difference between the 

 price actually paid and the value of the wheat as compared 

 with the value of wheat of sound milling quality (namely 

 95s. f.o.r. or 96s. delivered into the mill). 

 The following procedure for giving effect to the above 

 decisions has been agreed upon: — 



1. The seller (whether farmer or merchant) will make his 

 claim upon a form obtainable from (a) his miller, (b) the 

 National Association of Millers, (c) the National Farmers' 

 Union, (d) the National Association of Corn and Agricultural 

 Merchants, or (e) in Ireland, the Department of Agriculture 

 and Technical Instruction for Ireland. 



2. The claim form when filled in by the seller will be sub- 

 mitted to the miller to whom the wheat was sold. 



3. The miller will verify the claims by reference to his books, 

 and, if satisfied, will sign the certificate printed on the claim 

 form and return it to the seller. 



