§ 67. Lieut.-Colonel Corbettasked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he has taken to ensure that existing grass-drying plants are run to capacity during the 1948 season.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsAs regards privately-owned plant, I am taking all practical steps by encouragement and persuasion to ensure a satisfactory output in relation to the size of the plant, and I am asking county agricultural executive committees to give help to owners of plant where they can. As regards co-operative projects which qualify for the financial assistance recently announced, it will be a condition of assistance that a minimum acreage is contracted for and that arrangements are made for three-shift working.