§ Mr. WESTWOODasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the acreage of land under cultivation in Scotland in 1906 and the number of persons returned as being employed on the land, with similar figures for 1926 or the latest year for which figures are available?
§ The LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. William Watson)I have been asked to reply. No returns were made in the year 1906 of the number of persons employed on the land and the nearest year for which such returns are available is 1908. In 1908 the total area under crop and permanent grass was 4,863,500 acres. In 1926 the corresponding figure was 4,693,200 acres. In 1908 there were 119,000 permanent male workers and 13,000 temporary male workers employed in agriculture. In 1926 the corresponding numbers were 83,300 and 13,000. Occupiers of holdings are excluded in both years. Comparable figures for the years 1908 and 1926 are not available with respect to female workers.