58. Mr. DOYLEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture what steps, if any, have been taken to reclaim the great areas of waste land on the East and West Coasts, thereby finding employment for many unemployed men; and, if such work has not been undertaken, whether he contemplates taking action in the matter?
Sir A. BOSCAWENWorks are now being carried out for the reclamation of land in the neighbourhood of Wainfleet, on the northern shore of the Wash. Several schemes for the reclamation of land were prepared subsequent to the Armistice, with a view to finding employment for demobilised men. In view, however, of the urgent need for the curtailment of all public expenditure, it was recently decided that none of these schemes, other than that already referred to, should be proceeded with.