§ Mr. J. Morrisonasked the Minister of Agriculture what acreage of land has 188W been acquired by the Forestry Commission in the year ended 30th September, 1950; and what acreage of this land has been planted.
Mr. T. WilliamsEighty-nine thousand seven hundred acres were acquired in the year ended 30th September, 1950, including 54,600 acres of plantable land and 1,700 acres of standing woodland. Of the plantable area 950 acres have been planted.
§ Mr. J. Morrisonasked the Minister of Agriculture what acreage of land acquired in the year ended 30th September. 1950, has previously not been afforested; what acreage was previously forest land; and what acreages of replanting in these areas, respectively, have been planted in the same period.
Mr. T. WilliamsThe figures are: 33,000 acres of land not previously afforested and 23,300 acres of former forest land. About 560 and 390 acres, respectively, of these areas have been planted during the year.