27. Major PEELasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether, in view of the demand for small holdings and of the difficulty of providing these in existing conditions, he will entertain the policy of giving priority to the claims of small farmers in the letting of Crown lands under his control?
§ Sir R. WINFREYSuch priority is already given in cases where Crown land is suitable for small holdings and there is a demand for them in the district. Up to the present about 13,400 acres of Crown land in England have been let in small holdings or allotments.