HC Deb 18 October 1909 vol 12 cc109-11W

1.—Statement showing the area of land acquired or arranged to be acquired voluntarily by local authorities in England and Wales for the purpose of providing small holdings under the above Act; compiled from information furnished to the Board up to the 2nd October, 1909:—

Name of County Area.
England. acres.
Bedford … … … 1,547
Berks … … … 1,771
Bucks … … … 853
Cambridge … … … 2,390
Cheshire … … … 986
Cornwall … … … 1,314
Cumberland … … … 84
Derby … … … 223
Devon … … … 864
Dorset … … … 1,052
Durham … … … 694
Essex … … … 1,204
Gloucester … … … 1,040
Hereford … … … 845
Hertford … … … 661
Hunts … … … 1,082
Isle of Ely … … … 1,984
Isle of Wight … … … 544
Kent … … … 1,049
Lancashire … … … 167
Leicester … … … 1,210
Lincoln—Holland … … … 1,228
Kesteven … … … 1,768
Lindsey … … … 1,256
London … … … —
Name of County. Area.
England—cont. acres.
Middlesex 94
Monmouth 781
Norfolk 3,496
Northampton 1,233
Northumberland 1,523
Notts 511
Oxford 835
Rutland 232
Salop 540
Soke of Peterborough 115
Somerset 2,745
Southampton 467
Stafford 580
Suffolk, East 377
do. West 707
Surrey 120
Sussex, East 23
do. West 3
Warwick 603
Westmorland 80
Wilts 928
Worcester 667
Yorks—East Riding 462
North Riding 200
West Riding 310
Total 43,448
Wales.
Anglesey 520
Brecon 11
Cardigan 298
Carmarthen —
Carnarvon —
Denbigh 999
Flint —
Glamorgan 191
Merioneth —
Montgomery 154
Pembroke 1,738
Radnor 342
Total 4,253
County Boroughs.
Brighton 186
Bristol 260
Burnley 105
Blackburn 98
Cardiff 262
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 90
Northampton 335
Total 1,336
Total area acquired by voluntary arrangement 49,037

2.—Statement showing the area of land acquired or proposed to be acquired under compulsory orders by local authorities in England and Wales for the purpose of providing small holdings under the above Act; compiled from information furnished to the Board up to the 2nd October, 1909:—

Name of County. A tea of Land.
England. acres.
Bucks 232
Cambridge 334
Cornwall 42
Cumberland 12
Devon 477
Dorset 28
Essex 59
Gloucester 152
Hereford 161
Hertford 269
Hunts 896
Kent 42
Leicester 49
Monmouth 294
Norfolk 810
Northampton 495
Oxford 257
Salop 262
Southampton 274
Stafford 53
Sussex, East 34
do. West 35
Warwick 150
Wilts 538
Yorks, East Riding 13
do. West Biding 191
Total 6,159
Wales.
Brecon 173
Cardigan 319
Carmarthen 338
Merioneth 273
Total 1,103
County Boroughs.
Cardiff 435
Tynemouth 238
Total 673
Total area acquired or proposed to be acquired compulsory 7,935