§ 5. Mr. Robert Gibsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can now make a statement regarding the rents derived by the Department of Agriculture from agricultural tenants and from sporting tenants, respectively, during each of the last three years, and the total annual rentals, respectively, at the present time?
§ The Secretary of State for Scotland: (Mr. Colville)I propose, with the permission of the hon. and learned Member, to circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the statement which I sent to him during the Recess.
§ Following is the statement: 5
| Statement showing amounts receivable and received by the Department of Agriculture for Scotland in respect of land and buildings, including feus, wayleaves and shooting rents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| —— | Receivable in 1937–38. | Received in 1937–38. | Received in 1936–37. | Received in 1935–36. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rent. | Building Loan Annuity. | Rent. | Building Loan Annuity. | Rent. | Building Loan Annuity. | Rent. | Building Loan Annuity. | |||||||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| (a) Small Holding Colonies | 81,479 | 12 | 3 | 15,390 | 7 | 11 | 77,838 | 17 | 2 | 15,220 | 14 | 2 | 76,291 | 3 | 6 | 15,657 | 11 | 4 | 60,213 | 17 | 3 | 16,630 | 16 | 5 |
| (b) Congested Districts Board Estates. | 4,388 | 11 | 2 | 342 | 8 | 10 | 4,347 | 17 | 2 | 332 | 19 | 2 | 4,497 | 12 | 5 | 278 | 0 | 3 | 4,366 | 15 | 3 | 293 | 2 | 6 |
| (c) Fishermen's Schemes | 180 | 7 | 6 | — | 180 | 17 | 7 | — | 157 | 9 | 6 | — | 177 | 7 | 6 | — | ||||||||
| Section 9—Rural Housing B.L.A. receivable on (a) (b) and (c). | — | 2,244 | 3 | 8 | — | 2,173 | 5 | 4 | — | 2,585 | 13 | 9 | — | 2,961 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||
| (d) Plots | 2,348 | 0 | 0 | — | I,703 | 4 | 1 | — | 1,386 | 11 | 4 | — | 1,112 | 5 | 6 | — | ||||||||
| (e) Stud Farms | 25 | 10 | 0 | — | 25 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| (f) Egg Laying Test Station and Seed Testing Station. | 45 | 14 | 8 | — | 45 | 14 | 8 | — | 53 | 2 | 7 | — | 46 | 8 | 8 | — | ||||||||
| 88,467 | 15 | 7 | 17,977 | 0 | 5 | 84,142 | 0 | 8 | 17,726 | 18 | 8 | 82,385 | 19 | 4 | 18,521 | 5 | 4 | 65,916 | 14 | 2 | 19,885 | 16 | 6 | |
| Shooting, etc., rents included in heads (a) and (b) above amounted to | Shooting rents included in heads (a) and (b) above amounted to | Shooting rents included in heads (a) and (b) above amounted to | Shooting rents included in heads (a) and (b) above amounted to | |||||||||||||||||||||
| £6,243 17s. 1d. | £5,754 2S. 1d. | £5,842 14s. 11d. | £4,170 13S. 6d. |