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erecting such buildings as may be necessary for this purpose. I am 
afraid any other live stock, such as rabbits, chickens, &c, could not be 
kept any distance from home in the proximity of large towns for 
reasons that will be obvious to you all. 
Fruit. — I do not consider it would be wise to recommend any holder 
of war plots to plant fruit, as the expense incurred would be wasted 
should the land suddenly be required for other purposes ; but on 
permanent plots I would certainly recommend that bush fruits should 
be planted to assist with the food supply. 
Flowers. — The growing of flowers on an allotment at the present crisis 
would probably be regarded as pleasure- gardening at the expense of the 
community for the sole benefit of the individual. This may be so in 
many cases, but where a plot-holder resides in the centre of a densely 
populated city, I certainly think a small corner of the plot should be 
put aside for this purpose, so that he should be enabled to grow 
something that would brighten the home as well as increase the food 
supply. I think sometimes too much fuss is made when a small portion 
of an allotment is given up to flowers without first considering their 
real value, although, when an allotment -holder has a garden adjoining 
his residence, he certainly should not want any space on his allotment 
for this purpose. 
Security of Tenure. — Many representations with reference to this 
point have already been made by different councils of the Board of 
Agriculture and Fisheries, and only recently the following letter has 
been received by Mr. Reginald Graves, clerk to the Tottenham 
Urban District Council, from Mr. Prothero : — 
"I am directed by the President of the Board of Agriculture and 
Fisheries to refer to your letter of the 1st instant, enclosing petitions 
asking for security of tenure in respect of land which has been provided 
for allotments under the Cultivation of Lands Orders. 
" I am to point out that the Corn Production (Amendment) Bill, 
which has been introduced by the Government into the House of Lords, 
is intended to postpone Part IV. of the Corn Production Act, 1917, 
which would otherwise come into operation on the 21st August next, and 
to continue in operation until the end of the war the provisions of 
the Defence of the Realm Regulations under which the Cultivation 
of Lands Orders have been made. The result of passing the Bill 
will be that the Board, and the local authorities acting on their behalf, 
would be able to retain possession until the end of the war of any land 
which has been taken over under the Order, and the provisions of the 
Defence of the Realm (Acquisition of Land) Act, 19 16, will enable 
possession to be retained of such land for the period of two years from 
the end of the war. 
" The Government have, therefore, redeemed their promise that 
legislation would be introduced to safeguard the position of the allot- 
ment-holders, and as soon as the Bill is passed they will be secured 
in the continued occupation of their land, at least until the expiration 
of two years from the end of the^war, except in those cases where it 
