§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average cost per acre to the Forestry Commission of land which it has bought in the seven Crofting Counties in the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average cost per acre to the Forestry Commission of work done on land in the seven Crofting Counties which it has bought in order to prepare it for planting in the last 10 years.
§ Mr. RossSeparate figures for the Crofting Counties as such are not available.
In the North Conservancy, which includes six of the Crofting Counties, the cost per acre for the preparation of land for planting averaged £25 in the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average annual cost per acre to the Forestry Commission of running a forest which has been planted in the seven Crofting Counties in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. RossI regret that separate figures for the Crofting Counties are not available.
The Forestry Commission's net expenditure on forestry operations per acre of plantations in the North Conservancy (which includes six of the Crofting Counties) was as follows in the last 10 years:
£ per acre 1966 … … … … 4.4 1965 … … … … 4.6 1964 … … … … 4.5 1963 … … … … 4.9 1962 … … … … 4.8 1961 … … … … 5.8 1960 … … … … 4.8 1959 … … … … 5.2 1958 … … … … 5.4 1957 … … … … 5.0