HC Deb 07 January 1913 vol 46 cc1018-9W
Mr. HOGGE

asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he is now in a position to say how many applications for land under the Smallholders Act have been made up to 31st December, 1912; how much land has been applied for; and how these applications have been dealt with up to the same date?

Mr. McKINNON WOOD

The number of applicants for land up to and including 31st December, 1912, was as follows:—

County. Applicants for New Holdings. Applicants for Enlargements. Total Applicants.
Aberdeen 13 2 15
Argyll 532 232 764
Ayr 42 42
Banff 7 6 13
Berwick 6 6
Bute 20 50 70
Caithness 151 156 307
Clackmannan
Dumbarton 17 3 20
Dumfries 34 4 38
Edinburgh 25 1 26
Elgin 17 3 20
Fife 40 1 41
Forfar 12 4 16
Haddington 6 6
Inverness 980 662 1;642
Kincardine 11 8 14
Kinross 5 5
Kirkcudbright 21 1 22
Lanark 108 108
Linlithgow 7 7
Nairn 3 3
Orkney 60 84 144
Peebles 13 13
Perth 37 27 64
Renfrew 23 1 24
Ross-shire 758 211 969
Roxburgh 31 31
Selkirk 11 11
Stirling 12 1 13
Sutherland 166 226 392
Wigtown 29 3 32
Zetland 173 301 474
3,370 1,982 5,852
It is not possible to say how much land has been applied for, as many of the applicants do not state any fixed amount, and in the Highlands many apply for common pasture.