§ Mr. Chaterasked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the sale of a farm of 87 acres, including 14 acres of hop fields, at a total price of £5,500, £2,500 of which was specifically allocated as payment for the hop quota; and whether the amendment to the hops marketing scheme now under consideration will put an end to such transactions?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonI have seen a newspaper article dealing with the sale referred to in the first part of the question. As regards the second part, the proposed amendments to the Hops Marketing Scheme seek, among other things, to continue the quota provisions of the scheme, and they are now under consideration in 387W the light of the recommendations of the Reorganisation Commission for Hops, which has recently had these provisions under review.