§ 64. Mr. GLOSSOPasked the Minister of Agriculture the reason why the name and locality of the holding is omitted from advertisements of Crown-land farms to let; and whether he will arrange for advertisements to be drafted more specifically in order that fewer farms may remain unlet on the Crown lands?
§ Major ELLIOTThe wording of advertisements of farms to let on the Crown Estates is left to the discretion of the Crown Surveyors, who have a very wide experience in these matters. They inform me that they generally omit from advertisements the name and precise locality of a farm to let, because if a farm is repeatedly advertised with these particulars stated it is apt to make a bad impression on the minds of possible applicants. I have no reason to believe that an alteration of this practice would have the effect which my hon. Friend anticipates.
§ Mr. LAMBERTIs it the case that Crown-land farms are repeatedly advertised to let?
§ Major ELLIOTAs is the case with any other estate, some farms have to be repeatedly advertised and some are let straight away.