§ 93. Sir A. Hurdasked the Secretary of State for Air the acreage of land held by his Department in 1949 and now; and how much land he expects to be able to release for agricultural use in the next two years.
Mr. Ward277,000 acres in 1949 and 236,000 acres now, much of which is, however, let to farmers. We hope to dispose of some 20,000 acres during the next two years.