§ General CROFTasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether the Denbighshire War Agricultural Committee paid their honorary secretary the sum of £100 this year; whether the committee have all out-of-pocket expenses paid; and whether this is the policy of the Government with regard to war agricultural committees?
§ Mr. PROTHEROMr. R. R. Roberts, the district valuer of the Land Valuation Department of the Inland Revenue, has acted as hon. secretary of the Denbighshire Agricultural Executive Committee, and in consideration of the valuable services he has rendered in that capacity the Committee recommended him for an honorarium of £100, which has been paid by the Food Production Department with902W the approval of the Inland Revenue and the Treasury. Similar payments have been made in other counties to officials of the Land Valuation Department who have undertaken work for the agricultural executive committees. Members of agricultural executive committees are entitled to the payment of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in the discharge of their official duties.