§ 19. Mr. Chetwyndasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the accumulated balance of the National Land Fund; what properties have been accepted by the National Land Fund; what is the acreage of land in each case; to which bodies they have been transferred; and what changes he proposes to make in the scope of the Fund.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe present balance of the National Land Fund, including investments at their value at 31st March, 1952, is £51,812,000.
The number of properties accepted is 27, and I will circulate details in the OFFICIAL REPORT. I have no statement to make about possible changes in the scope of the Fund.
§ Mr. ChetwyndHas the hon. Gentleman or his right hon. Gentleman considered using this considerable sum to assist 2311 the National Parks Commission in furthering its work by the acquisition of land and buildings?
| NATIONAL LAND FUND | ||
| List of properties so far accepted in satisfaction of death duties under the National Land Fund Arrangements {Finance Act, 1946, Part VI) | ||
| Property | Acreage | Transferee |
| 1. Glanllyn and Traswfyndd Estates (including Lake Bala) and Aberhirnant Estate (part) Merioneth. | 39,130 | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries |
| 2. Hartsop Hall Farm, also *Brotherswater, Patterdale, Westmorland. | 1,805 | National Trust |
| *49 | ||
| 3. Modern seaside residence "Tregonnan," Tregarnon Bay, St. Merryn, Cornwall. | 3 | Youth Hostels Association |
| 4. Cotehele Estate (including mediaeval mansion) in Parishes of St. Dominick and Calstock, Cornwall. | 1,277 | National Trust |
| 5. Town End House and Town End Farm, Troutbeck, Westmorland. | 776 | National Trust |
| 6. Southdown Farm, Owermoigne, Dorset | 273 | National Trust |
| 7. Rainham Hall, Rainham, Essex | 2 | National Trust |
| 8. Eaves Wood and Waterslack Wood, Silverdale, Lancashire. | 97 | National Trust |
| 9. Claremont Estate (part), Esher, Surrey | 49 | National Trust |
| 10. Abinger Hall Estate, Abinger, Surrey | 269 | National Trust |
| 11. Osterley Park (part), Isleworth, Middlesex | (part only) | National Trust |
| 12. Four houses, Nos. 14 and 19 North Brink, and Nos. 10 and 12 Chapel Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire and nearby land. | 17 | National Trust |
| 13. Country residence, "Whissendine Cottage," Oakham. Rutland. | 6 | Youth Hostels Association |
| 14. Rowardennan Estate, including Ben Lomond, a 13 mile stretch of Loch Lomond side, Rowardennan Lodge, Blairvochie House, a farmhouse and 13 cottages. | 12,370 | Secretary of State for Scotland by whom Rowardennan Lodge and grounds subsequently transferred to Scottish Youth Hostels Association. |
| 15. Seaside residence, "Frampton," Dirleton Avenue, North Berwick, East Lothian. | 0.75 | Scottish Youth Hostels Association. |
| 16. Two ruined cottages on Roman Wall, Brampton, Cumberland. | — | Minister of Works (Ancient Monuments Directorate). |
| 17. Country residence, "Higham," Bassenthwaite, Cumberland. | 5 | Youth Hostels Association |
| 18. Part of Dorset Estate of 7th Viscount Portman | 3,777 | Commissioners of Crown Lands. |
| 19. Woolacombe Barton Farm, Woolacombe, Devon | 545 | National Trust |
| 20. Town Farm, Morthoe, Devon | 113 | National Trust |
| 21. Land "The Warren," Morthoe, Devon | 101 | National Trust |
| 22. Land "The Kelseys," Cubert, Cornwall | 305 | National Trust |
| 23. Penrhyn Castle, near Bangor, Caernarvonshire and grounds. | 47 | National Trust |
| 24. Part of Lord Penrhyn's Estate in Caernarvonshire and Denbighshire. | 40,571 | National Trust |
| 25. Land at the foot of Box Hill, Surrey, and two nearby cottages. | 88 | National Trust |
| 26. Country residence, "Frog Firle," Alfriston, Sussex | 1 | Youth Hostels Association |
| 27. Derwent Estate, Yorkshire | 6,489 | National Trust |