§ 53. Mr. E. J. Williamsasked the hon. and gallant Member for Rye, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, what was the acreage of land acquired for planting and the names of the districts and number of persons employed since 1929, each year to date?
§ Colonel Sir George CourthopeThe answer contains tables of figures so, with the permission of the House, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The acreage of land acquired by the Forestry Commissioners for planting since 1929 and the average number of persons employed were:
| Acres. | Number of persons. | |||
| 1929 | … | … | 34,317 | 3,019 |
| 1930 | … | … | 34,360 | 3,431 |
| 1931 | … | … | 48,858 | 3,317 |
| 1932 | … | … | 46,437 | 3,026 |
| 1933 | … | … | 15,335 | 3,138 |
| 1934 | … | … | 28,886 | 3,268 |
| 1935 | … | … | 14,040 | 3,509 |
| 1936 | … | … | 18,244 | 3,794 |
§ Owing to the large number of acquisitions each year since 1929, including many small additions to existing units, it is not feasible to state within a reasonable compass the districts where land was acquired in each of those years, but the following table shows the approximate acreage of plantable land which has been acquired since 1929 in each county by the Forestry Commission:
196| County. | Acres. | ||
| England and Wales. | |||
| Bedford | … | … | 200 |
| Berks | … | … | 100 |
| Brecon | … | … | 1,400 |
| Cardigan | … | … | 6,500 |
| Carmarthen | … | … | 6,700 |
| Carnarvon | … | … | 5,500 |
| Cornwall | … | … | 1,800 |
| Cumberland | … | … | 11,100 |
| Denbigh | … | … | 600 |
| Derby | … | … | 100 |
| Devon | … | … | 4,900 |
| Durham | … | … | 50 |
| Glamorgan | … | … | 6,200 |
| Glos. | … | … | 400 |
| Hants | … | … | 3,500 |
| Hereford | … | … | 900 |
| Kent | … | … | 2,100 |
| Lancs. | … | … | 800 |
| Lincs. | … | … | 2,100 |
| Merioneth | … | … | 14,600 |
| Monmouth | … | … | 1,900 |
| Montgomery | … | … | 6,000 |
| Northants | … | … | 4,200 |
| Norfolk | … | … | 10,100 |
| Northumberland | … | … | 37,400 |
| Notts. | … | … | 300 |
| Salop | … | … | 600 |
| Somerset | … | … | 600 |
| Staffs. | … | … | 800 |
| Suffolk | … | … | 10,800 |
| Surrey | … | … | 50 |
| Sussex | … | … | 2,300 |
| Wilts. | … | … | 2,100 |
| Yorks. | … | … | 5,500 |
| Scotland. | |||
| Aberdeen | … | … | 13,000 |
| Angus | … | … | 300 |
| Argyll | … | … | 24,900 |
| Ayrshire | … | … | 1,500 |
| Berwick | … | … | 900 |
| Dumfries | … | … | 1,900 |
| Fife | … | … | 1,700 |
| Inverness | … | … | 7,600 |
| Kincardine | … | … | 4,300 |
| Kirkcudbright | … | … | 6,100 |
| Midlothian | … | … | 20 |
| Moray | … | … | 3,800 |
| Nairn | … | … | 200 |
| Peebles | … | … | 1,800 |
| Perth | … | … | 11,300 |
| Ross | … | … | 1,900 |
| Skye, Isle of | … | … | 1,700 |
| Stirling | … | … | 3,600 |
| Sutherland | … | … | 700 |
| Wigtown | … | … | 400 |