§ Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he is taking to provide alternative allotments for the allotment holders who will be displaced by the erection of a new naval school at Portsmouth?
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§ Mr. W. S. Morrison:The provision of alternative land for the displaced allotment holders is primarily the duty of the Corporation of Portsmouth. My Department has urged the corporation to make determined efforts to provide the necessary land and, with a view to affording security of tenure, to appropriate for permanent allotments any land which they are able to provide. I am informed that the matter is receiving the serious consideration of the corporation, but that considerable difficulty is being experienced owing to the great shortage of suitable land in Portsmouth. The corporation has under consideration schemes for the reclamation of low-lying areas and mud-lands by controlled tipping of refuse and other means through which it is hoped that large areas may be made available for allotments.