§ Mr. GEORGE ROBERTSasked the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board 1420 of Agriculture, whether he can state the number of persons in the village of Wenhaston, Suffolk, who have applied for land under the Small Holdings and Allotments Act; how much land is thus applied for; the number of applicants for whom land has been provided, and the amount thereof; and whether the Board still has the matter under consideration, and what action is being taken or contemplated?
§ The TREASURER of the HOUSEHOLD (Sir E. Strachey)Four applications for 58½ acres in all were received, and two of them for a total of 20 acres were approved. The county council are now endeavouring to acquire the land necessary to satisfy this demand.