§ Mr. WEIRasked the Lord Advocate if he can state the total number of agricultural holdings in Scotland rented at between £10 and £50, between £50 and £100, and the number over £100; and will he state how many holdings of these different classifications are situated in each of the Highland crofting counties?
§ Mr. UREThe information desired by my hon. Friend, extracted from the Occupiers of Farms (Scotland) Return of 1907, is as follows:—
Number of Farms. At a rental of over £10 and not exceeding £50. At a rental of over £50 and not exceeding £100. At a rental of over £100. Whole of Scotland 21,461 9,654 17,108 County of Argvll 844 441 543 County of Caithness 754 148 148 County of Inverness 900 258 305 County of Orkney 1,043 123 52 County of Ross and Cromarty 783 208 308 County of Sutherland 187 36 70 County of Zetland 222 20 18
§ Mr. WEIRasked the Lord Advocate whether, in view of the fact that a Return published in 1907 shows for Scotland 3,863 agricultural holdings rented at £1 and 448W under, 19,479 at a rental of between £1 and £4, and 17,500 at a rental of between £4 and £10, he will state the number of these holdings of the respective classifications situated in each of the Highland crofting counties?
§ Mr. UREThe information desired by my hon. Friend, extracted from the Occupiers of Farm (Scotland) Return of 1907, is as follows:—
County. Number of Farms. Rented at £1 and under. Over £1 and at or under £4. Over £4 and at or under £10. Argyll 124 837 941 Caithness 238 953 994 Inverness 608 3,600 1,688 Orkney 257 936 976 Ross and Cromarty 927 4,368 1,196 Sutherland 354 1,656 802 Zetland 184 2,036 1,302