§ Mr. MOSLEYasked the Minister of Agriculture the amount of land purchased by the Government for forestry purposes in England, Scotland, and Wales, respectively; and what proportion of the land has been found unfit for afforestation in each of these countries?
§ Mr. BALDWINI have been asked to answer this question. The acreage of land purchased by the Forestry Commissioners for forestry purposes is as follows, namely:
Plantable. Unplantable. England … 9,743 623 Scotland … 10,563 19,284 Wales … nil nil The acreage of land acquired by purchase, lease, or feu is as follows, namely:
Plantable. Unplantable. England … 35,222 707 Scotland … 42,869 45,598 Wales … 10,562 750 The unplantable land includes a small area which is suitable for agriculture, but 895W the greater part is either too elevated or too poor to be useful for any purpose except sport and summer grazing by sheep.