§ 7. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many acres, formerly occupied by the Eritrean people for grazing their cattle, have been turned over to Italian cultivation; and what requests for the sinking of wells in these lands in order that the 'natives might cultivate them have been received, and what answers have been given to them.
§ Mr. MayhewDuring the Italian administration of Eritrea some 29,000 acres were occupied by Italian cultivators. Under- the British Administration this figure has fallen to 20,000 acres. No requests by Eritreans for permission to sink wells on these lands have been received.