§ Sir RICHARD WINFREYasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture which county councils in England and Wales have agreed to purchase land for the purposes of land settlement since 1st January last; the total amount of land so purchased in each county council area; and the price per acre paid in each case?
Sir A. BOSCAWENStatement showing land purchased or agreed to be purchased by county councils with the Board's approval since 1st January, 1919, for land settlement:
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Total Area of Land, purchased. Acres Average price per Acres. £ England: Bedfordshire 629 … 58 Cambridgeshire 186 … 33 Cheshire 2,628 … 48 Cornwall 669 … 27 Devon 377 … 37 Essex 360 … 53 Gloucester 312 … 49 Hereford 2* … 325* Hertford 79 … 33 Isle of Ely 916 … 83 Kent 301 … 28 Lancashire 539 … 51 Lines (Lindsey) 477 … 67 Norfolk 706 … 28 Northumberland 1,873 … 13 Salop 471 … 36 Somerset 2,588 … 47 Suffolk. West 703 … 27 Sussex, East 344 … 43 Sussex, West 335 … 40 Warwick 588 … 36 Worcester 240 … 58 Yorks, East Riding 478 … 49 Yorks, North Riding 565 … 42 Yorks, West Riding 1,929 … 52 Total England 18,295 … £ 44 *This holding comprised a house, 22 acres of orchard and fruit trees, and bushes in full bearing.
Total Area of Land purchased. Acres Average price per Acre £ Wales: Anglesey 1,147 … 39 Carnarvon 66 … 41 Flint 343 … 28 Monmouth 163 … 22 Total Wales 1,719 … £35 Total England and Wales 20,014 … £43