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Typed memoranda from Offaly County board of Health with regard to the boards role in ensuring that as much foodstuff as possible is home produced. Requests that Parish Councils ascertain the number of labourers who desire to cultivate allotments and the amount of land available.

Statement from Patrick Boland, Chairman Offaly County Council appealing for the farmers of Leix and Offaly to increase food production and suggesting the Parish Council take a census of all arable land in the area and to impress on those who can to increase their acreage by 20 percent.

Circular from Parish Committee regarding amounts of flour, sugar, tea and coal held in stock in the parish.

Typed memoranda entitled 'Points in Favour of Banagher's Claim for Sugar Beet Factory'. Argument set out under headings which include; situation of proposed site, mode of conveyance to site and beet supply. With five copies and manuscript draft.

Letter from Robert J Jolley Insurance Brokers in relation to Fire and Workmen's Compensation Insurance's and Turfcutting.

Typewritten letter from Daniel Hogan T. D. requesting a list of any undeveloped bogs in Banagher Parish.

Letter from Sean MacEntee, Department of Industry and Commerce to the Secretary of the Parish Council regarding the serious shortage of imported fuel and the urgency of ensuring that the council take steps to ensure that turf supplies be available locally for the winter of 1941/1942.

Copy letter from the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance inquiring to R. H. Moore, 'what steps you would recommend us to take to assist the turf cutters in the locality an early sale for the first crop of turf'.

Letter from T. J. Kelly, County Commissioner for Offaly to the Secretary of each Parish Council notifying of the visit of Eamon de Valera to Tullamore to hold a convention of Parish Councils with reference to fuel and food production.

Letter of 9th November from T. K. Kelly, Secretary of Offaly County Council regarding food lists submitted to Banagher