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11. That the State be empowered to lend money to land- 

 owners who have fruit on their estates, subject to suitable 

 conditions, for the purpose of supplying the ready money 

 required for the payment of compensation at the determination 

 of a tenancy. 



12. That it would be to the advantage of landowners and 

 tenants in fruit districts if, under the provisions of section 5 

 of the Agricultural Holdings Act, 1883, they settled the basis 

 of compensation by the " particular agreement " therein 

 referred to. 



13. That an Act should be passed for facilitating the purchase 

 of small holdings by tenants with assistance from public funds, 

 somewhat on the lines of the measure brought in by the Right 

 Honorable Jesse Collings, M.P., in the Session of 1904. 



14. That Rule No. 8 for the assessment for income-tax, 

 whereby market gardens and nurseries are assessed for Schedule 

 B according to the rules of Schedule D, be repealed so far as it 

 applies to market gardens. 



15. That in the assessing of agricultural holdings for local 

 rates, the assessments should not be raised by reason of the 

 planting of fruit for a period of five years after the planting 

 in the case of small fruit, of seven years in the case of mixed 

 plantations, and twelve years in the case of orchards. 



16. That in the case of glass-houses, the allowance of one- 

 sixth, given to dwelling-houses for repairs in the assessment 

 for income-tax, be increased to one-third, by making a special 

 allowance of one-sixth for renewal, in addition to the one-sixth 

 for repairs. 



17. That the benefits of the Agricultural Rates Act of 

 1896 be extended to glass-houses used for commercial 

 purposes. 



18. That it is highly desirable that a more simple and 

 uniform system of rates for fruit be introduced by the railway 

 companies. This can be done without a statutory reclassifica- 

 tion, with the assistance of the Board of Trade. 



19. That railway companies should make greater efforts for 

 ensuring the prompt delivery of perishable fruit. 



20. That railway companies be urged to provide suitably 

 ventilated goods vans for fruit traffic, similar to those recently 



