§ Mr. MACLEANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the amount of land that has been purchased for small holdings in Scotland since 1912; the amount that has been used for that purpose; and the amount still held by the Board of Agriculture but not yet allocated?
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§ Sir J. GILMOURThe hon. Member will find the information in Appendix number three of the Report of the Board of Agriculture for Scotland for the year ended 31st December, 1927.
§ Mr. MACLEANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of applications for small holdings in Harris and Lewis received by the Board of Agriculture in 1912; the number of applications which have been met; and the number still awaiting settlement?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI regret that the information asked for by the hon. Member cannot be obtained without considerable expenditure of time and labour, which would not in my opinion be justified.
§ Mr. MACLEANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if Neil Macdonald or Ewan Maelennan, who were sentenced at Lochmaddy on 14th June, 1923, for occupying land, have ever been offered small holdings since their application in May, 1912; and, if so, where and on what date?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe answer is in the negative.