Loans.

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Local Government Bill and Rating. – in the House of Commons at on 14 February 1929.

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Photo of Sir Archibald Sinclair Sir Archibald Sinclair , Caithness and Sutherland

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asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that the Land Mortgage Corporation, established under the Agricultural Credits Act, 1928, are only accepting advances through a bank, and only upon the condition that such banks hold shares in the corporation; that applications from farmers for such advances are now being refused by Barclays Bank on the grounds that applicants are not customers of the bank; and what steps he proposes to take to meet this situation?