50. Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture what acreage of Forestry Commission and private woodland has been reafforested since the end of the war for England, Wales and Scotland.
Mr. T. Williams:During the four years 1946–49 the Forestry Commission replanted 20,100 acres in England, 4,200 acres in Wales, and 14,500 acres in Scotland, making a total of 38,000 acres. In the same period it is estimated that owners planted or replanted 21,500 acres in England, 2,000 acres in Wales, and 15,000 acres in Scotland, making a total of 38,500 acres. Figures for replanting alone by private owners are not available.
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51. Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture how many acres of private woodland was cut down during the 1914–18 war; and how many acres have been reafforested in each of the counties in Wales together with the figures for the 1939–45 war.
Mr. T. Williams:Records of timber felled during the two wars were kept by volume and not by acreage. Felling continued on an abnormal scale after both
County Felled as at 1924 Reafforested 1919–1939 Felled 1939–1948 Reafforested 1939–1949 acres (to nearest thousand) acres acres acres Anglesey … … — 142 201 36 Brecon … … 6,000 1,748 2,044 977 Cardigan … … 5,000 997 1,892 509 Caernarvon … … 3,000 4,119 1,637 559 Carmarthen … … 7,000 2,335 4,679 1,021 Denbigh … … 2,000 2,895 4,630 447 Flint … … 1,000 911 1,439 293 Glamorgan … … 5,000 3,473 4,766 1,071 Merioneth … … 3,000 3,515 2,318 892 Monmouth … … 4,000 6,656 3,542 2,038 Montgomery … … 9,000 8,174 4,281 1,356 Pembroke … … 3,000 172 1,512 154 Radnor … … 2,000 853 2,626 269 TOTAL … … 50,000 35,990 35,567 9,622