§ 25. Mr. CHARLES BATHURSTasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the increasing rate of shrinkage of the arable area of Great Britain and the desirability of promoting greater home production of our people's food, he will consider the desirability, in the national interest, of differentiating between the taxation, whether national or local, imposed upon arable land and grass land, respectively?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEI fear I am unable to adopt the hon. Member's suggestion.
§ Mr. C. BATHURSTWill the right hon. Gentleman give some reason for not adopting the suggestion, and does he not think it is a very convincing proposition?