Captain COOPERasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether the Board make any Grant to the funds of the Agricultural Organisation Society; and, if so, what is the amount of the subsidy and for what purposes is it granted?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYThe Board have undertaken to make a Grant of £1,200 a year to the Agricultural Organisation Society for three years from 1st April, 1909, provided that the income of the society from subscriptions and donations in each previous year is not less than £1,200. If the income exceeds that amount, the Grant is increased pro rata up to a maximum of £1,600 a year. The Grant is made to assist the work done by the society in the promotion of co-operation in connection with the cultivation of small holdings.