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Official Notices and Circulars. 



[JAN., 



The Food Controller has issued a Notice under the British Cheese 

 Order, 191 7, fixing the maximum first-hand prices for the varieties 

 of home cheese (except Caerphilly, Ripened 

 Control of Home Stilton, and Wensleydale Blue Cheese) manu- 

 Cheese. factured during the month of January, 1920, 



and delivered up to and including 29th 

 February, 1920. The prices are the same as those previously announced 

 for cheese manufactured between ist November and 31st December, 

 1 91 9 (inclusive), in Great Britain, and Ireland, and delivered on or 

 before 3Tst January, 1920, and published in the Note on p. 937 of 

 last month's issue of this Journal. The Notice also provides that the 

 miaximum first-hand prices for cheese manufactured up to and including 

 31st December, 191 9, (except in the case of Ripened Stilton and Wen- 

 sleydale Blue Cheese which have been freed from the Order) apply to 

 such cheese delivered up to and including 29th February, 1920, instead 

 of 31st January, 1920, as previously stated. 



The following Memorandum was addressed to the London County 

 Council and the Councils of Boroughs and Urban Districts in England 

 and Wales by the Board on ist January : — 

 Withdrawal of Allot- i. The Board consider it desirable to call 

 ments for Use for the attention of Councils to the procedure 

 Building Purposes. which should be adopted as regards land 

 entered on for allotments, under the Culti- 

 vation of Lands Orders, made under the Defence of the Realm 

 Regulations, that is required for building. 



2. As stated in the second paragraph of the Board's Circular Letter 

 of the 23rd May last (C. L. 158/C. 6)* the Board consider that while 

 the retention of land as allotments cannot be permitted to restrict the 

 development of a town, or to prevent the erection of houses, factories, 

 etc., no land cultivated as allotments should, as a general rule, be 

 voluntarily given up for building purposes until shortly before the 

 owner is in a position to commence building operations. In such cases 

 Authorities should, therefore, satisfy themselves that the plans of 

 buildings have been approved by the Local Authority, and that the 

 building material is available to commence work. 



3. Where a Council receive an application for land to be given up 

 for building, they should first satisfy themselves, in accordance with 

 the procedure outlined in the foregoing paragraph, that the case is 

 one in which the Council should comply with the owner's request. 

 They should then ascertain definitely from the owner the date on which 

 he is in a position to start building in order that as long a notice may 

 be given forthwith to the allotment holders, so that they may arrange 

 to harvest any crops on the ground. While the Council should arrange 

 to give as long a period of notice as possible to the allotment holders, 

 they should fix a date for giving up possession so long ahead as to prevent 

 the builder utilising the men and materials he may have ready for build- 

 ing on the site on the particular date named by him or the owner. 



4. Cases have recently occurred where land has been required for 

 building, and, owing to the long period of notice given by the Local 

 Authority to the allotment holders, or even without any such excuse, 

 the owner or builder has entered on the land, for the purpose of building, 

 on a date prior to the date of the termination of the notices which have 



* See this Journal^ June, 191 9, p. 333. 



