§ Colonel WEDGWOODasked the Minister of Agriculture what is the number and total acreage of small holdings above one acre and under 50 acres in the county of Shropshire; what number and acreage belong to the county council; how many approved applicants for holdings there 1394W are; and how many applicants are still awaiting interview?
Mr. GUINNESSThe number of agricultural holdings above one acre and not exceeding 50 acres in the county of Shropshire, as recorded in the Agricultural Returns for 1924, was 7,472 and the area 100,809 acres. The number of such holdings provided by the county council at the end of 1924 was 208, with an area of 4,277 acres, and these figures were practically unchanged on the 31st March, 1926, on which date the council had 63 approved applicants on their waiting list and a further 178 awaiting interview.