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Act, 1908, or where the tenancy is for a period of twelve 

 months or less, any agreement for notice to quit for less than 

 twelve months should be made void by statute. 



(4) That, in cases where a tenant receives notice to quit for 

 the purpose of sale, the tenant should be empowered to serve 

 a counter notice, claiming that the notice to quit shall not 

 take effect until one year after the original notice would have 

 expired. The Committee think that a tenant would thus be 

 given time to negotiate with his new landlord or to make 

 arrangements for obtaining another farm, and that this would 

 go far towards removing any grievance under which the 

 tenant labours at present. 



(5) That the Small Holdings Act, 1910, should be amended 

 to provide for payment of compensation for disturbance in 

 all cases where land is actually acquired for small holdings, 

 in addition to those cases where the tenancy is determined 

 by a notice to quit given by the Council, or by a landlord at the 

 request of the Council. 



(6) That, if special legislation be enacted for Wales, effect 

 should be given to certain recommendations of the Welsh 

 Land Commission * as to compensation for improvements, 

 unanimously adopted by them. 



State-Aided, Purchase. — (7) That a scheme of State-aided 

 purchase should be instituted on the lines of a scheme pro- 

 posed by Sir Edward Holden providing for the establishment 

 of a Land Bank or Institution to lend money to the farmer 

 to enable him to purchase his holding. It is proposed that the 

 directorate of the institution should consist of representatives 

 of three departments of the State — the Treasury, the Board 

 of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Board of Trade — a mem- 

 ber of the Government, an agricultural land agent, two prac- 

 tical bankers, and a practical farmer. In order to assist the 

 institution in its transactions, it is suggested that an advisory 

 committee consisting of two or three members should be set 

 up in each of the different districts where land is likely to 

 come into the market. It is recommended that the State should 

 advance the sum of ,£500,000 to constitute the capital of the 

 bank or institution, which will pay the State 35 per cent, 

 interest on the loan, this interest to be cumulative. The 



* Welsh Land Commission Report, Cd. 8221. 



