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will move that the Council do consider whether it has any 

 further opportunities of useful service, in view of the recent 

 attitude to it of the Ministry of Agiiculture . " On a point of 

 Order, Lord Bledisloe suggested that it might be possible under 

 Standing Order 4 for a resolution to go forward from the Council 

 as one of urgency, without waiting for another meeting. The 

 Chairman replied that he would take the feeling of the Council 

 as to whether the Standing Orders should be suspended under 

 Standing Order 29, in which case three-fourths of those present 

 and voting would have to vote in favour of the matter being 

 one of urgency in order to carry the motion ; he would not declare 

 it to be one of urgency under Standing Order 4. The issue 

 was put to the vote and the Chairman announced that the 

 required proportion of votes was not reached. Mr. ITall's motion 

 was then put and earned, and the debate accordingly adjourned. 



Mr. W. Osborn moved : — 



' * That it is the duty of this Council to invite representatives 



of the Landlords, the Tenant Farmers, and the Agricultural 



Labourers to join in an attempt to frame an agreed agricultural 



policy." 



Mr. Nunneley seconded the motion, which, after discussion, 

 was, by leave, withdrawn. 



The Eeport of the Proceedings of the Agricultural Advisory 

 Committee for England and Wales, dated August, 1921, was 

 received by the Council. 



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A NUMBER of farmers have failed to send their claims to 

 the Ministry of Agriculture for payments in respect of wheat 

 Late Claims I'ii^l crop provided for by 



Under the Corn I'ecent Act of Parliament, or have sent 

 - ^. . ^ them in later than 18th July, the last day 

 Production Acts. ^ . , ^ i t ^ -a 



fixed by Eegulation. In order to avoid 



hardship in individual cases it has been decided to extend the 

 date to 3rd October next. 



The Ministry cannot undertake to make payments in respect 

 of these late claims by 1st January next, but payment will be 

 made as soon after as possible. 



A claim form with an explanatory note has ali-eady been 

 sent direct from the Ministry to all those persons who have 

 filled in an Agricultural Schedule, but have not made a claim, 

 and an acknow^ledgment has been sent to air those persons who 

 had already made claims subsequent to 18th J uly. 



