§ 2. Mr. Charles Williamsasked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if it is his practice to collect the charge when a cottage, being under the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1946, is occupied by a retired agricultural worker or his widow.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Town and Country Planning (Mr. King)So long as the cottage is reserved for members of the agricultural population the Central Land Board do not collect development charge. The term "agricultural population" as defined in the Housing Acts includes a retired agricultural worker and his widow.