§ 97. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many proposals have been received by his Department relating to farm improvements under the Agriculture Act; how many inspections have been made by his officials; and what were the numbers of applications in the various categories of different types of improvement.
§ Mr. GodberOn 30th June, the latest available date, 3,325 provisional applications had been received and 1,099 inspections had been made. Following is the information asked for in the last part of the Question:
Analysis of applications by type of improvement proposed (As an application may comprise more than one type of improvement, some applications figure more than once in this table.) 1. Erection, alteration, enlargement or reconditioning of permanent farm buildings (other than dwelling-houses), and making or improvement of permanent yards, loading banks and stocks 3,001 2. Provision of means of sewage disposal other than from dwelling-houses 162 3. Making and improvement of roads, fords and bridges. 378 4. Provision or laying-on of electric light or power to farms for agricultural purposes 470 5. Provision of pens and other fixed equipment for use in connection with the sheltering, gathering, marking, dipping, spraying, treatment or feeding of sheep and cattle 148 6. Making and improvement of permanent fences (including hedges), walls and gates 271 7. Provisions of cattle grids 38 8. Reclamation of waste land 34 9. Provision of shelter belts 19 10. Removal of hedges and banks, filling in of ditches, removal of boulders, tree roots and other like obstructions to cultivation 86 11. Claying and marling 1