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Horticultural Advisory Council. 



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The Ministry, in addition, reserves the right to inspect the 

 works from time to time, to supervise the operations generally, 

 and to call for progress reports when required, 



The main object to be achieved is to get men rapidly on 

 to suitable work, and the Ministry does not intend therefore to 

 let any unnecessary formalities stand in the way of schemes 

 that can be put in operation promptly. 



It is hoped that all the Authorities concerned will co-operate 

 cordially in making the above proposals a success and in 

 getting as many men at work as possible, and thus at the 

 same time improving the drainage of the country, on as large 

 a scale as possible. 



There is much land in England and Wales which suffers 

 from permanent water-logging, or too frequent flooding, and 

 the above proposals will, it is hoped, result in much additional 

 land being brought into a more productive state than it is in at 

 present. 



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Horticulturists and fruit-growers will notice with satisfaction 



that a new Horticultural Council has been established on a repre- 



, sentative basis to advise the Ministry on all 

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. . . questions connected with the promotion of 



Council market-gardening, fruit-growing, flower- 



growing, and horticulture generally, 

 including bee-keeping. In particular it is the function of the 

 new Council to advise regarding the proper distribution of pro- 

 duce and the organisation of allied trades. It consists of about 

 40 members, one-fourth of whom are either representatives, 

 or nominees, of the Ministry. The remaining members are 

 nominated by various Associations, among which and repre- 

 senting the growers are the National Farmers Union, the 

 Federation of British Growers, the Horticultural Trades 

 Association, the National Union of Allotment Holders, the 

 Royal Horticultural Society, and the Lee Valley Growers 

 Association. The present nominees of these bodies include 

 such well-known authorities as Mr. R. R. Robbins, C.B.E., 

 Mr. F. Glenny, Mr. W. P. Seabrook, Mr. E. A. Bunyard, 

 Mr. A. G. Jackman and Mr. F. J. Chittenden. Labour in 

 Horticulture is represented by nominees of the Workers' Union 

 and the National Union of Agricultural Workers, respectively. 

 The wholesale Trade is represented by nominees of the National 

 Federation of Fruit and Potato Trades' Association, and these 

 include Major E. G. Monro and Mr. Geo. Swift. The Retail 



