§ Sir R. Glynasked the Minister of Agriculture, which counties have created small holdings under the Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1926, giving in each case the number of schemes and their area; the number of holdings and persons thus settled; how far latest statistics indicate that these schemes are an economic success and provide a fair living to the occupants: and how many holdings have now been given up?
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County or County Borough. Number of schemes. Area of land acquired and still retained. Number of holdings. Number of tenants. ENGLAND. Bedfordshire … … 4 157 12 12 Berkshire … … 5 428 19 16 Bucks … … 7 587 15 17 Cambs … … 10 440 55 55 Cheshire … … 17 3,371 525 109 Cornwall … … 6 613 15 15 Cumberland … … 1 5 1 1 Derby … … 4 556 48 5* Devon … … 22 1,166 37 37 Dorset … … 9 785 20 20 Durham … … 13 2,920 288 262 Essex … … 34 1,489 31 31 Gloucester … … 14 246 26 26 Hants … … 4 518 21 22 Hereford … … 8 1,091 30 30 Hertford … … 4 7 1 1 Hunts … … 3 197 10 10 Isle of Ely … … 4 1,871 98 95 Isle of Wight … … 2 596 29 29 Kent … … 12 561 39 37 Lancashire … … 10 984 138 146 Leicester … … 7 315 14 15 Lincs (Holland) … … 4 628 29 23 Lincs (Kesteven) … … 11 989 16 25 Middlesex … … 4 475 47 40 Norfolk … … 33 6,83o 239 239 Northampton … … — 12 1 1 Northumberland … … 4 1,016 75 9† Notts … … 2 132 8 7 Oxford … … 2 89 6 2 Salop … … 14 3,532 120 117 Somerset … … 46 1,135 60 41 Staffs … … 11 1,370 58 53 Suffolk, East … … 10 1,201 33 29 Suffolk, West … … 20 3,784 147 146 Surrey … … 7 1,362 46 31 Sussex, East … … 1 29 2 1 Warwick … … 8 547 27 20 Westmorland … … 1 10 — — Wilts … … 25 1,415 36 36 Worcester … … 31 832 124 115 Yorks, East Riding … … 13 1,263 38 20 Yorks, North Riding … … 4 357 8 8 Yorks, West Riding … … 45 2,768 57 62 County Boroughs: Birmingham … … 3 466 16 15 Bolton … … 2 18 6 6 Bristol … … 1 29 6 6 Burnley … … 1 16 —‡ — St. Helens … … 1 80 16 15 Total England … … 504 49,488 2,293 2,058
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonThe following statement gives the required information, so far as it is available. The particulars relate to the position at the 31st December, 1937.
My Department has no statistics in its possession as to the financial position of the individual tenants, but I have every reason to suppose that the number who have left owing to their failure to make a living is very small.
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County or County Borough Number of schemes. Area of land acquired and still retained. Number of holdings. Number of tenants. WALES. Anglesey … 11 1,282 40 40 Brecon … 2 276 9 9 Carmarthen … 3 775 27 27 Denbighshire … 6 360 25 25 Flint … 7 1,234 42 39 Glamorgan … 8 1,221 54 29 Merioneth … 3 245 6 6 Monmouth … 12 1,398 75 64 Montgomery … 7 2,080 70 66 Pembroke … 6 563 18 18 Radnor … 5 557 8 8 Total Wales … 70 9,991 374 331 Total England and Wales … 574 59,479 2,667 2,389 * Includes one estate let to the Land Settlement Association. † Includes two estates let to the Land Settlement Association. ‡ Acquired for extension of holdings previously provided
§ Sir R. Glynasked the Minister of Agriculture what are the average rents per acre which are charged by county councils for the small holdings under the Small Holdings and Allotments Act of 1926 in Yorkshire, Norfolk, Essex, Kent, Berkshire, Devon and Monmouth?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonThe required information is given in the following statement:
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County. Average rent per Acre. £ s. d. Yorkshire, East Riding ߪ ߪ 1 1 1 Yorkshire, West Riding ߪ ߪ 1 12 4
County. Average rent per Acre. £ s. d. Yorkshire, North Riding ߪ ߪ 1 16 7 Norfolk ߪ ߪ 1 19 10 Essex ߪ ߪ 1 10 11 Kent ߪ ߪ 3 8 10 Berks ߪ ߪ 1 17 10 Devon ߪ ߪ 1 13 5 Monmouth ߪ ߪ 2 3 8 The rent charged depends on a number of varying factors, e.g., quality and situation of the land and the extent and character of the equipment provided. As the rent covers buildings as well as land, the rent per acre is highest in the case of small fully-equipped holdings.