§ 24. Mr. DUNCAN MILLARasked the Secretary for Scotland whether, as a result of the inquiries instituted by the Board of Agriculture for Scotland in connection with land settlement and other operations of the Board, he will state the number of cases in which two or more farms or agricultural holdings are in the occupation of the same tenant, and the number of led farms sub-divided by the Board under the powers conferred upon it by Section 7 (16) (a) of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act, 1911?
Mr. ADAMSONThe Board of Agriculture's inquiries do not enable me to give statistics on the first point mentioned in the question, because the object of those inquiries is the projection of schemes of land settlement, and not the compilation of statistics. On the second point, I am informed that since 1912 the Board have subdivided, either wholly or partially, 74 let farms into smallholdings under the various Land Settlement Acts.
§ Mr. MILLARIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that in answer to a previous question he stated that no inquiry was necessary in regard to the number of "led" farms, and that the Scottish Board of Agriculture had already the means of ascertaining the number that existed? Will he now, as he states that he cannot supply the figures, agree to an inquiry as to the number of "led" farms throughout Scotland?
§ Mr. MILLARIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that he has only dealt with the second part of my question, and that the question relates also to other farms and large holdings, the figures of which ought to be available, and which, I understood, he was prepared to ascertain?