§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total number 691W of new holders settled on the properties of the Department of Agriculture and on private property, respectively, in each year since 1919; the number of failures among the holders settled in each year; and the percentage of failures to the total number settled in each year?
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Year. New Holders Settled Total. Failures among holders settled on Department's Estates. On Department's Estates. On Private Estates. Number. Percentage of failures. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1919 … … 152 135 287 13 8.6 1920 … … 202 41 243 32 15.8 1921 … … 280 155 435 35 12.5 1922 … … 234 237 471 22 9.4 1923 … … 244 146 390 18 7.4 1924 … … 237 85 322 19 8.0 1925 … … 90 54 144 6 6.7 1926 … … 141 75 216 5 3.5 1927 … … 91 46 137 3 3.3 1928 … … 113 49 162 5 4.4 1929 … … 122 53 175 4 3.3 1930 … … 144 29 173 2 1.4 1931 … … 167 35 202 1 0.6 1932 … … 106 26 132 — — 1933 … … 167 21 188 2 1.2 1934 … … 149 17 166 — —
§ Sir G. COLLINSThe information desired under the first head of the question, together with particulars relating to failures among holders on the Department's estates, are provided in the following statement. I regret that I am not in a position to supply similar information relating to tenancies on private estates.