THE JOURNAL 



OF THE 



MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 



Vol. XXVII. No. 10. 



JANUARY, 1921. 



NOTES FOR THE MONTH. 



The Ministry of Agriciiiture and Fisheries Act provides for the 

 setting up of an Agricultural Council for England and a similar 



First Meetin oi ^^^^^^^^ Wales, together with an Agri- 

 . . , cultural Advisory Committee for England 



CouEmoT ^'^d Wales. " 



, ^ The Agricultural Council for England has 



° ' now been constituted and in accordance with 

 the Act. is composed of members appointed by the Minister, by 

 the Agricultural Wages Board, by County Agricultural Com- 

 mittees and by Agricultural Committees of County Boroughs. 

 The members appointed by the Minister include representatives 

 of workmen engaged in agriculture, owners of agricultural land, 

 tenants of agricultural land, women, representatives of the 

 industry of Horticulture, and representatives of agricultural 

 education and research. The members appointed by the Agri- 

 cultural Wages Board include both representatives of employers 

 and representatives of workers. 



The first meeting of the Agricultural Council for England was 

 held at Essex Hall, London, on the 9th December last. The 

 Earl of Selborne, K.G., G.C.M.G.. was elected Chairman. The 

 "Right Hon. The Lord Lee of Fareham, Minister of Agriculture 

 and Fisheries, delivered an inaugural address, the text of which 

 will be found at p. 912 of this Journal. 



The Council then proceeded to elect members to serve on the 

 Agricultural Advisory Commfttee for England and Wales. The 

 Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act provides that the 

 members of the Council appointed by the ^linister shall nominate 

 five of their number as members of the Agricultural Advisory 

 Committee of whom one shall be an owner, one a tenant of agri- 

 cultural land, one a representative of workmen engat^ed in agri- 

 culture, one a woman, and one a representative of agricultural 



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