§ Major LANE-FOXasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he is aware of the loss caused to many occupiers of land by the recent disastrous flood due to the bursting of the banks of the River Aire, at Haddesley, near Selby and of the fact that many of the men affected are very small holders, and have lost the greater part, if not the whole, of the crops grown on their arable land; and whether the Board are able to hold out any hope of assisting them to tide over their losses?
§ Sir R. WINFREYI am aware of the serious damage referred to by my hon. and gallant Friend, and I regret greatly2148W the loss which has been sustained by so many of the occupiers in the district. The Board's Commissioner has been asked to ascertain the extent of the loss, and on receipt of his report the Board will consider whether the case is one in which any compensation from public funds can be recommended.