§ 26. Mr. MACLEANasked the Secretary for Scotland the number of acres in Scotland purchased for small holdings since 1st January, 1919, and the total sum paid; and how much of that sum was paid for houses and furniture of the proprietors of the estates purchased?
§ Sir J. GILMOUR:335,814 acres have been purchased in Scotland since the 1st, January, 1919, for small holdings. Of this area, 226,707 acres were purchased outright by cash payments totalling £431,714. The remaining 109,107 acres have been acquired, as to 91,047 acres by terminable annuities, the annual payments totalling £17,390 106. 4d., and as to 18,060 acres by feu, the annual feu-duties amounting to £8,146 15s. 9d. In four cases of acquisition by feu buildings were purchased separately for cash amounting to £5,800, and in three cases proprietors' furniture was bought, costing £4,575 11s. 4d. No allocation of the purchase price as between land, buildings and furniture was made in the remaining cases