§ 66. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has now considered the advice of the Smallholders Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the relationship between smallholdings and allotments.
§ Mr. John HareThe Smallholdings Advisory Council has considered whether larger allotments might be provided in rural areas for farm workers anxious eventually to become farmers on their own account. Such allotments and part-time smallholdings are, in certain areas, an established part of the social structure and provide a real opportunity of advancement for farm workers. I agree with the Council's view, however, that there is no general case for providing more part-time holdings.