§ LORD BALCARRES (Lancashire, Chorley)To ask the Secretary for Scotland what acreage is to be planted on the Interliever estate before the end of the financial year; and what is the estimated outlay and the number of trees to be employed per acre.
(Answered by Mr. Hobhouse.) I am informed that there is so much work to be done in preparing and fencing the area to be planted and the nursery ground and in putting up the buildings to accommodate the staff which will have to be housed upon the spot, that it has been decided not to begin the actual planting this year, but to prepare for a larger area being dealt with next year than would have been possible under the circumstances this year. From ten to twelve men will be employed upon the work. The number of trees to be planted per acre and the cost will vary according to the nature of the ground and the kind of tree planted.