§ Mr. Ross Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of applications which he has received during the last three years for permission to institute proceedings in accordance with the provisions of Section 20 (1) of the Fertiliser and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926; and in how many of such cases his consent has been withheld.
Mr. HudsonThe number of applications made by local authorities for my consent to the institution of proceedings under the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926, during the period 1942 to 1944 was 25, and in 14 of these I found it necessary to withhold my consent.
§ Mr. Ross Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of returns of the results of the analysis of samples submitted to agricultural analysts in England and Wales during the last 12 months as shown by the quarterly returns made 39W under Section 18 of the Fertiliser and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926.
Mr. HudsonThe number of samples submitted for analysis as set out in the quarterly returns made by local authorities under Section 18 of the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926, during 1944 was as follows:
1944. Fertilisers. Feeding Stuffs. March 475 296 June 546 316 September 353 345 December 348 366 Total for Year 1,722 1,323=3,045