Captain BROWNasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether his attention has been drawn to the number of off farms, i.e., farms where there is no resident tenant, now rented in the Northern counties; and if he will issue instructions that where possible such farms should be taken under the Land Settlement Bill instead of taking farms where there is a tenant in residence?
Sir ARTHUR BOSCAWENThe Board will be glad to bring the suggestion of my hon. Friend to the notice of the county councils.