Mr Samuel Rosbotham: Will the right hon. Gentleman take the advice of practical agriculturists and ascertain whether the conditions in this country are suitable for this machinery?
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: 54. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has any information with reference to the import duties on pedigree livestock from this country entering Argentina?
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: Does not this show the importance of pressing forward with the legislation for the improvement of the livestock of this country?
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: I rise to welcome this Resolution, and my only regret is that it was not passed 50 years ago. Many new by-pass roads have been made in our rural and urban districts which have considerably increased the value of the land, and those who own the land have done absolutely nothing towards making that increased value. I welcome the proposal we are discussing for another reason. On Saturday last I...
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: 73. asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will consider the establishing of a national mark for British potatoes?
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: 44. asked the Secretary for Mines the tonnage of coal used in the production of by-products for the years 1928, 1929, and 1930?
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: 56. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, under the Agricultural Marketing Bill, producers will be required to purchase agricultural requisites, such as feeding stuffs, from a marketing board, or whether they will be free to purchase elsewhere?
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: 41. asked the Minister of Agriculture if his attention has been drawn to the rapid spread of the ravages of the Colorado beetle in France, necessitating considerable expenditure in order to check the pest; and what precautions does he propose to take to safeguard the potato crop in Great Britain?
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: Can the right hon. Gentleman say to what he attributes the increase, and whether the scheme is still opposed by the trade in Birmingham?
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: I rise to support the Money Resolution now under discussion. I speak as one who has been connected with the soil all his life. I have been chairman of the Lancashire Smallholders' Association for 11 years and I will try to give some reasons to show why we shall get value for the money which is proposed to be spent under this Bill. I would like to show how we shall get value for our money in...
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: I was only going to show how, when estates are thus acquired, the value of the land is increased. On that estate, some of it is worth 5s. a yard for building purposes, and we made £5,000 after selling the old beerhouse. The annual value of the poultry industry in this country, including eggs and table fowls, is £24,000,000. We talk about the growing of wheat and barley and oats, but the...
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: An hon. and gallant Member said that we politicians were apt to forget, but I do not think that we ought to forget seeing that we represent the people of the country. It is for us to see that justice is done. We in Great Britain pride ourselves upon being a people who wish to do justice and to see that justice and equity are carried out on all occasions. There is a great misfortune with...
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: I support the Second Reading, and deeply regret that the Bill did not become an Act of Parliament last Session. We have had serious discussions throughout the week, but this morning we seem to be in a very light-hearted vein, and there is the holiday spirit prevailing. I am afraid it is always so when there is something appertaining to our greatest industry, agriculture, before this House. As...
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: I rise to give support to two things that are mentioned in the Gracious Speech from the Throne. It is deplorable to listen to such lamentable and bemoaning speeches as we have heard this afternoon, when in this country we have at our door the best markets in the world, when we have the best land, when we have intelligent cultivators and the best type of agricultural workers to till the land....
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: As a farmer, I beg to thank the Chancellor of the Exchequer—
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: I express my appreciation—
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: I do not think we ought to conclude our labours on this Bill without paying a tribute to the Minister of Agriculture, who has been at his post for several hours without refreshment.
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: I rise to oppose this Measure because the parishioners are not safeguarded. They have no voice in the matter at all. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners, the Bishop, the patrons, the Archbishop, all have a voice, but no voice is given to the parishioners. I am speaking of an experience that came under my observation on Sunday last. The parish in question has been forced into a union and the...
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: 61. asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can give an estimate of the latest demand for small holdings from suitable applicants if facilities were provided direct by the State?
Mr Samuel Rosbotham: I should like to congratulate the Minister of Agriculture on the very able and clear manner in which he presented this important Bill, this being the first Bill since he was appointed to his present position. We have been assisted this afternoon by the presence of two hon. Members who served on the Royal Commission on Land Drainage, the hon. Baronet the Member for Rye (Sir G. Courthope), who...
