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system the farming industry was undoubtedly over-rated, he 

 expressed the hope that it would be possible in the near future 

 to place the matter on a proper basis. 



The Chairman proposed and Col. Curre seconded a vote of 

 thanks to the Minister. 



Importation of Store Cattle. — The question of the importation 

 into this country of live store cattle from Canada was again con- 

 sidered and the following resolution, which is in the same terms 

 as the resolution passed at the previous meeting of the Council, 

 was, on the proposition of Mr. C. D. Thompson ^Glamorgan), 

 seconded by Mr. G. B. Bowen (Pembroke), carried nem. con. : — 

 11 That the Council of Agriculture for Wales strongly pro- 

 tests against any proposal to remove the present fmbargo on 

 the importation of Canadian cattle, and calls upon the Ministry 

 of Agriculture to take steps to ensure that the interests of the 

 agriculturists of this country are safeguarded in this matter." 



Report of Live Stock Committee. — In submitting the report 

 of the Live Stock Committee, Mr. G. B. Bowen, Chairman of 

 the Committee, called attention to the increased number of sires 

 placed out under the Live Stock Scheme in Wales and Mon- 

 mouthshire. Although the heavy horse grants had been discon- 

 tinued, it was particularly gratifying to find that five milk 

 recording societies were at present carrying out operations in the 

 Principality. The Committee had at its meeting held on the 28th 

 April adopted proposals for the allocation of the grants available 

 for Wales for 1922-23, viz., 110 boar grants, 245 bull grants and 

 16 ram grants. He moved the adoption of the report and the 

 motion was seconded by Mr. S. T. Griffin (Monmouth). 



On being put to the meeting the report was adopted. 



Report of Committee on Agricultural Policy. — The Council 

 then proceeded to consider the report of a Sub-Committee 

 appointed at the previous meeting to draft suggestions for the 

 formulation of an agricultural policy for Wales. Mr. Bryher 

 Jones explained that the Committee had met on two occasion 

 consider this matter, and after fully discussing various aspects 

 of the question had asked him to draft a report embodying 

 generally the views expressed at the meetings of the Committee. 

 As indicated in the memorandum circulated with the report, 

 the Committee, when they met subsequently, were unable to 

 agree without reservations to all the recommendations included 

 in the report, but it was their unanimous desire that the report 

 as drafted should be submitted to the Council for discussion. 



