§ 54. Mr. M. Philips Priceasked the Minister of Agriculture what acreage of land has been bought by the Forestry Commission during the year following the coming into force of the Forestry Act, 1945; and what acreage was bought in the year preceding.
| Types of Land. | Forest Year 1944 (to 30th September). | Forest Year 1945 | Forest Year 1946 | ||||
| England and Wales. | Scotland. | England and Wales. | Scotland | England and Wales. | Scotland. | ||
| acres. | acres. | acres. | acres. | acres. | acres. | ||
| Plantable | … | 2,341 | 7,098 | 3,325 | 31,166 | 3,755 | 14,160 |
| Other | … | 308 | 4,744 | 1,118 | 50,640 | 493 | 9,585 |
| 2,649 | 11,842 | 4,443 | 81,806 | 4,248 | 23,745 | ||
| 14,491 | 86,249 | 27,993 |