§ MR. GEORGE ROBERTSI beg to ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether he can state if the Board or the Kent County Council has succeeded in providing a small holding for David Nicholls, against whom an eviction warrant was made by a bench of magistrates sitting at Ton-bridge, on 20th July last, upon the application of Nicholls' landlord, the reason alleged being that Nicholls had applied for land under the Small Holdings Act.
§ MR. J. A. PEASEIt has not, I am sorry to say, been found possible as yet to provide a small holding for Mr. Nicholls, but the acquisiton of a farm for the purpose of providing small holdings is under the consideration of the county council, and this would enable them to comply with his application.
§ MR. MORRELL (Oxfordshire, Henley)asked if there was anything to prevent the Board of Agriculture taking action in this case?
§ MR. J. A. PEASEsaid he did not think they should interfere until, at any rate, there had been an opportunity of acquiring the farm.