§ Mr. C. WHITEasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the hardship inflicted on many farmers who have not received any subsidy under the Corn Production Act owing to their having no knowledge of the date when these claims had to be sent in; and that on these grounds the claim of Mr. Joseph Birch, of Hartington, Derbyshire, has been refused; and whether, as many of these farmers live in isolated districts where information is difficult to obtain, he will reconsider the matter with a view to allowing payment of these claims to be now made?
Sir A. BOSCAWENA form of claim was issued to every occupier of agricultural land of over one acre in extent at the beginning of June, along with the668W whole undertaking. There are no reliable figures as to the amount of damage done annually in this country by rats, but according to unofficial estimates the annual damage cannot be placed at less than £15,000,000.