§ 58. Mr. MACLEANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of applications in each of the last three years for smallholdings in Scotland; the total number of applicants who have been placed; the number who have withdrawn their applications; and the total number who are still on the list?
§ Mr. SKELTONThe numbers of applications in each of the last three years for smallholdings and enlargements were as follow:
| 1931 | 716 |
| 1932 | 743 |
| 1933 | 776 |
§ The total number of applicants placed by the Department from the 1st April, 1912, to the 31st May, 1934, is 6,276 including 1,963 on enlargements; during the same period 11,501 applications have been
| Population of certain Counties of Scotland, 1901 and 1931. | |||||||
| County. | Census, 1901. | Census, 1931. | Decrease, 1901–1931. | ||||
| Number. | Per cent. | ||||||
| Argyll | … | … | … | 73,642 | 63,050 | 10,592 | 14.4 |
| Inverness | … | … | … | 90,104 | 82,108 | 7,996 | 8.9 |
| Ross and Cromarty | … | … | … | 76,450 | 62,799 | 13,651 | 17.9 |
| Sutherland | … | … | … | 21,440 | 16,101 | 5,339 | 24.9 |
| Caithness | … | … | … | 33,870 | 25,656 | 8,214 | 24.3 |
| Perth | … | … | … | 123,283 | 120,793 | 2,490 | 2.0 |
| Six Counties | … | … | … | 418,789 | 370,507 | 48,282 | 11.5 |