§ 66. Mr. VAUGHANasked the Parliamentary Secretary of the Board of Trade, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, whether he can state the acreage proposed to be planted with spruce or other timber on Crown or other lands in the Royal Forest of Dean during the next 12 months, and the approximate number of men likely to be employed?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. W. R. Smith)The planting programme for the Forest of Dean and Highmeadow for the next 12 months is 340 acres. The average number of persons likely to be employed there is 155.