62. Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture why the draft order and maps for public inspection for the Wye and Usk river board area under the River Boards Act, 1948, were not made available at the offices of the Brecon and Radnor County Councils.
Mr. T. WilliamsThe Act does not require the deposit of draft orders and maps at more than one place in each river board area. In the case in question, however, deposit was made at Hereford and at Newport. In addition, a small-scale copy of the map and a copy of the draft Order were sent to each authority on whom notice was required to be served, and copies of these documents were freely available on application. In my view these arrangements were adequate and the deposit of additional replicas of the draft statutory map was unnecessary.
Mr. WatkinsWhy is it necessary for Welsh-speaking Welshmen to go to Hereford to inspect maps? Why should not these maps be deposited in the county town of Brecon, which is as important as Hereford?