§ 83. Mr. RILEYasked the Minister of Agriculture the amount of land acquired by the West Riding of Yorkshire County Council under the Small Holding Act, 1908, and the Land Settlement Act, 1919, respectively; the number of tenants settled under each Act; and the percentage of failures in both cases?
Mr. GUINNESSThe area of land acquired by the West Riding County Council under the Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1908, was 5,466 acres, and 1892 the number of tenants settled thereon was 200. The area acquired under the Land Settlement (Facilities) Act, 1919, was 8,758 acres, on which 475 tenants were settled. Of the total of 675 holdings, 140 have since been sold, in most cases to the small holding tenants. The percentage of failures on self-supporting holdings is under 3 per cent., while that of tenants of cottage holdings and of small plots is under 6 per cent.