§ 67. Mr. NOEL BUXTONasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of eases in which county agricultural committees have used their powers of dealing with farmers who arc neglecting the use of their.land or are injuring neighbouring farms by permitting weeds in excess?
§ Sir R. SANDERSI am afraid it is not possible to give the information asked for by the hon. Member. The powers delegated to the agricultural committees are exercised without reference to the Ministry, except where it is necessary to spend public money in destroying the weeds. Such cases have been very few, since the service of a notice usually has the desired effect. Apart from ordering the destruction of certain injurious weeds, committees have no control over farmers who neglect their land.