§ 17. Major MACKENZIE WOODasked the Secretary for Scotland the amount of land which has been acquired and is in the occupation of settlers under the Land 94 Settlement Act; how many ex-service men and others have been settled on the land; how much of the land has been bought and at what cost; and how much has been made available under the tenure of the Small Landholders Act, 1911?
§ The SECRETARY for SCOTLAND (Mr. Munro)Under the Land Settlement Act, 1919, the Board of Agriculture for Scotland have acquired 126,387 acres at a cost of £352,861. 12,113 acres on the Board's estates are in occupation of 350 holders, including 311 ex-service men. Under the Small Landholders Acts the Board have settled 1,435 holders, including 184 ex-service men, on an area of 159,367 acres.
Sir J. HOPEAre those figures under the Small Landholders Acts since the beginning of the Small Landholders Act, or for last year?
§ 18. Major WOODasked the Secretary for Scotland how much of the recent additional grant of £1,000,000 for land settlement in Scotland has been spent; how the money spent has been expended; how much has been used in the purchase of land; how much in making land available for small holdings under the Small Landholders Act, 1911; and how many men have been settled this year on the land under Government schemes of settlement?
§ Mr. MUNROThe additional grant to which my hon. and gallant Friend refers is approximately £1,083,000. £750,000 of this sum has yet to be made available by new legislation. No part of the balance of £333,000 has actually been expended. Thirty-four holders have been settled since the 31st December last.
§ Major WOODAre we to understand that the restrictions placed last year by the Board on the operations of the Small Landholders Act have been withdrawn?
§ Mr. MUNROThat does not arise out of the question on the Paper. If the hon. and gallant Member will put down a question I will answer it.