§ 75. Mr. RAMSBOTHAMasked the Minister of Agriculture the present number of allotments in this country, and their total aggregate as compared with the figures for the last five years?
§ Dr. ADDISONAs the reply consists of a number of figures, I propose, with the permission of the hon. Member, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The returns of allotments in England and Wales for 1929 are now being tabulated, but the results will not be available for about a month. The figures for the preceding five years are as follows:
| No. | Acreage. | |||
| 1924 | … | … | 1,170,000 | 168,500 |
| 1925 | … | … | 1,115,000 | 165,000 |
| 1926 | … | … | 1,079,000 | 163,500 |
| 1927 | … | … | 1,047,000 | 158,500 |
| 1928 | … | … | 1,024,000 | 154,000 |