Mr. De la Bèreasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will have inquiries made regarding the conditions under which the Goldsmith House Farm, Burleydam, Cheshire, was acquired by a member of the district committee of the war agricultural executive committee in this area?
Mr. HudsonI understand that the farm was offered for sale to the sitting tenant, who refused to buy. The property was then advertised for sale by public auction and the present owner purchased it in October, 1941, by private treaty, the auction being cancelled. The fact that the purchaser is a member of the Southern Area Committee of the Cheshire War Agricultural Executive Committee does not appear to have any relevance as the transaction was a private one in regard to which neither committee was concerned.