§ Dr. HASTINGSasked the Minister of Agriculture the acreage of arable land under cultivation in England and Wales, respectively, in 1913, at the close of the War and at the present time?
§ Dr. ADDISONThe areas returned as arable land in the three years 1913, 1918 and 1929, in England and Wales respectively, are given in the following table:
Year. England. Wales. England and Wales. Acres. Acres. Acres. 1913 10,361,849 696,384 11,058,233 1918 11,463,679 934,961 12,398,640 1929 9,302,954 644,804 9,947,758