§ 28. Mr. BUTLERasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will summon a conference of tithe payers, tithe owners, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to discuss with him problems arising from the present incidence of tithe?
§ Dr. ADDISONAs I said in the reply given to the hon. and gallant Member for the Isle of Wight Captain P. Macdonald) on Thursday last, I am hoping to arrange a conference with some of the parties concerned for a discussion of existing difficulties.
§ Mr. BUTLERIn view of the extreme urgency of this problem, particularly in East Anglia, will the right hon. Gentleman assure us that the conference will be summoned as soon as possible?
§ Dr. ADDISONI think that, already, arrangements have been started to convene it.