§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the amount spent for the land settlement purposes of the Small Landholders Act, Small Holdings Colonies Acts, and the Land Settlement (Scotland) Act, 1919, in each year since the War, and the estimated, expenditure during the current year?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe amounts spent for the land settlement purposes of the Acts referred to from 1919–20 to 1926–27 were as follow:
£ 1919–20 … … … 179,028 1920–21 … … … 615,924 1921–22 … … … 434,308 1922–23 … … … 247,560 1923–24 … … … 650,187 1924–25 … … … 287,049 1925–26 … … … 150,039 1926–27 … … … 141,611 As regards the last part of the question, I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the answer given on the 9th May last to a question on the subject asked by the hon. Member for Perth (Mr. Skelton).