§ Mr. T. DAVIESasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture if he is aware that Mr. Robert Addison, a tenant farmer in the parish of Binbrook, Lincolnshire, has been compelled to join up; whether he is aware that Mr. Addison farms 600 acres, 400 of which is arable land, that at the time of joining up he had 850 sheep, ninety beasts, and sixteen horses on his farm, and that Mr. Addison acted as his own foreman and shepherd; and whether, in view of the importance of the production of food for the people, he will press the military authorities to allow this man to return to his work at once?
§ Mr. ACLANDI understand that the facts of this case as stated in the question are correct. The Board are in communication with the War Office in the matter, and they understand that that Department has asked the Officer Commanding in the recruiting area to render a full report of the case.