HC Deb 19 May 1919 vol 116 cc75-6W
Sir RICHARD WINFREY

asked 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. BOSCAWEN

Statement showing land purchased or agreed to be purchased by county councils with the Board's approval since 1st January, 1919, for land settlement:

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

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