§ Sir R. HAMILTONasked the Secretary for Scotland what are the total numbers of disabled ex-service officers and men who have been trained for agriculture at each of the respective training-establishments in Scotland since 1916; how many of these have been settled on holdings; and how many are still waiting to get holdings?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI am informed that the number of disabled ex-service officers and men who have been trained for agriculture (including gardening and poultry farming) since 1st August, 1917, at the training centres in Scotland under the schemes for disabled officers and men administered successively by the Ministry of Pensions and the Ministry of Labour is 622. Particulars of the centres at which the training was carried out in the earlier years are not available. Since 1st August, 1919, the numbers at the respective training centres are as follow:
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West of Scotland Agricultural College, Kilmarnock 115 Aberdeen (including North of Scotland College Farm, Craibstone) 99
Botanic Gardens, Aberdeen 84 Erskine House, Bishopton 73 Garden City, Longniddry 46 Lechar Woods, Dumfries 22 Cornton Vale, Bridge of Allan 17 Tainfield, Tain 12 Oldfield, Ulbater 9 St. Andrew's Provincial College, Dundee 7 Of these 110 have been settled in holdings by the Board of Agriculture for Scotland, and, of the remainder, 101 have made to the Board applications which are still under consideration.