§ MR. CALDWELL (Lanark, Mid)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate if he can state the total amount of the valuation of agricultural land in Scotland which has been taken or certified as the agricultural land entitled to relief of rates under the provisions of the Agricultural Rates (Scotland) Act, 1896?
§ MR. ANSTRUTHER (St. Andrews Burghs)My right honourable Friend has asked me to reply to this Question. The total amount of the valuation of agricultural land in Scotland, as certified by the Secretary for Scotland, in terms of the Agricultural Rates (Scotland) Act, 1896, is £5,783,489.