73. Mr. CATHCART WASONasked why the Board of Agriculture, after agreeing with the food committee of Zetland that 30 acres of land on the farm of Ques-dale should be cultivated in addition to 18 acres of rotation grass, withdrew from the agreement and accepted the tenant's proposal for a much less quantity?
§ The SECRETARY for SCOTLAND (Mr. Munro)I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer to his previous question on this subject which appeared on the Paper on Monday last. The reason why 30 acres of permanent pasture were not ploughed was that the holding did not include that amount of permanent pasture which was fit for cultivation.
Mr. WASONIn view of the difficulties that have arisen between the local food committee and the Board of Agriculture, will the right hon. Gentleman use every endeavour to get over the difficulty by making a fresh representation to the Board of Agriculture?