§ MR. HERBERT LEWISI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state the area of the land in Wales recently acquired by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests for 1169 afforesting; and what progress has been made with the work of planting.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThe area of the land acquired in 1899 (a portion of which is available for planting) is 387 acres 3 roods 3 poles. Particulars will be found in Appendix No. 29 to the 78th Report to Parliament of the Commissioners of Woods, etc., and in the second paragraph on page 9 of the Report. About 40 acres have up to the present been planted, and it is intended to plant a further area each year for several years to come.