§ The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Elliot)I have been informed by the Milk Marketing Board that, after very full and careful consideration, they have come to the conclusion that it would be impracticable to arrange for local meetings of the board to hear cases of alleged contravention of the scheme. My hon. and gallant Friend will no doubt appreciate that if the board were to sit in the producer's locality on every occasion on which a breach of the scheme is alleged, considerable expenditure would be entailed and it would be impossible for the board to carry out their normal work. As regards cases which go to arbitration, the proceedings are held at a place determined by the arbitrator after consultation with the parties. As regards proceedings in the county court for recovery of penalties, the evidence is generally all available in London and it would add greatly to the costs of the proceedings if the cases were tried locally.
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