The Royal Commission on the Depressed Condition of the Agricultural Interests was appointed by William Ewart Gladstone's Liberal government in 1894 to inquire into the depression in British agriculture.
The majority report discussed government loans to agriculture, local rates and the land tax.
The minority report recommended landlord-tenant agreements, lowering rents and railway rates, co-operation to eliminate the middleman.
They claimed this was all that could be done "short of tampering with the currency, debasing the gold standard, or adopting protective duties".
[1] In April 1896 Shaw-Lefevre resigned as chairman and was replaced by Lord Cobham.