580 Fourth Meeting of Council of Agriculture. [Oct., 



as compared with July, but more especially to the fact that an 

 additional 3d. per gallon beyond the normal increase was paid 

 more or less generally throughout August on account of the 

 increased cost of milk production owing to the drought. Fat 

 stock also showed a slight increase in value, but cereals, with the 

 exception of barley, were cheaper during August than July. 



The Council met on 17th August, 1921, at 11 a.m. in the 

 Middlesex Guildhall, Westminster, S.W.I, the Earl of Selbome, 

 Fourth Meeting G.C.M.G., being in the Chair. 



* J.I. -1 * The proposed alteration of national agri- 



of the Council of u i V ^ ^ 4. a • 4.u n 



A ri ulture for ^^^^^^^^ pohcy as contemplated m the Corn 

 _ , , Production Acts (Kepeal) Bill was dis* 



cussed, and in the course of the discussion 

 Lord Bledisloe gave notice of a motion for the next meeting of 

 the Council in the following terms: — 



" That this Council desires respectfully to lepresent to His 

 Majesty's Government that constant, sudden and far-reaching 

 changes in national agricultural policy are calculated both to 

 restrict the production of the nation's food, and to cause 

 irretrievable injury to British Agriculture and to all classes 

 of the agricultural community." 



Sir Douglas Newton gave notice of a resolution in the fol- 

 lowing terms : — 



' * That in view of the sudden and drastic alteration made by 

 the Government in their agricultural policy, they are hereby 

 respectfully requested to make provision for advances on loan, 

 in approved cases, of working capital to farmers who have 

 recently purchased their holdings, on somewhat similar lines 

 to those followed in the case of small holders." 

 The Minister addressed the Council on the general question. 

 At a later stage in the discussion, Mr. C. P. Hall moved that 

 " This Council do now adjourn until this day month," and he 

 gave notice that he would then move that ' ' The Council do con- 

 sider whether it has any further opportunities of useful service in 

 view of the recent attitude to it of the Ministry of Agriculture." 

 Mr. Hall's motion was seconded by Mr. J. V. Wheeler. The 

 Chairman called attention to the fact that a motion that the 

 debate, or Council, do now adjourn should be seconded without 

 a speech, and put by him without debate. He suggested that 

 the form of the resolution should be altered as follows : " That 

 this debate be now adjourned until an early date, when Mr. Hall 



