HC Deb 21 July 1914 vol 65 cc276-7W
Mr. HOGGE

asked the Secretary for Scotland how many application have been made under the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act, 1911, for new holdings and enlargements up to and including 30th June, 1914; and how many of those have not got beyond the stage of application?

Mr. McKINNON WOOD

The following are the numbers of applications for new holdings and enlargements received by the Board of Agriculture for Scotland under the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act, 1911, up to and including 30th June, 1914:—

No. County. New Holdings. Enlargements. Total.
1 Aberdeen 60 14 74
2 Argyll 796 341 1,137
3 Ayr 86 1 87
4 Banff 19 8 27
5 Berwick 35 1 36
6 Bute 28 53 81
7 Caithness 258 263 521
8 Clackmannan 6 — 6
9 Dumbarton 30 3 33
10 Dumfries 83 5 88
11 Elgin 40 12 52
12 Fife 63 3 66
13 Forfar 28 4 32
14 Haddington 14 — 14
15 Inverness 1,248 1,173 2,421
16 Kincardine 31 3 34
17 Kinross 6 — 6
18 Kirkcudbright 47 1 48
19 Lanark 190 3 193
20 Linlithgow 12 — 12
21 Midlothian 64 1 65
22 Nairn 4 — 4
23 Orkney 103 131 234
24 Peebles 25 1 26
25 Perth 102 31 133
26 Renfrew 40 1 41
27 Ross and Cromarty 1,043 676 1,719
28 Roxburgh 87 9 96
29 Selkirk 20 — 20
30 Stirling 25 1 26
31 Sutherland 236 464 700
32 Wigtown 93 5 98
33 Zetland 293 576 869
Total 5,215 3,784 8,999