§ Mr. G. H. HIRSTasked the Minister of Agriculture how many allotment holders there were in December, 1919, and the acreage cultivated in England; and how many allotment holders there were in December, 1922, and the acreage cultivated in England?
§ Sir R. SANDERSFrom returns obtained, which were not in all cases complete returns, the Ministry estimates that the number of allotment holders in England and Wales on the 31st December, 1919, was 1,250,000, occupying approximately 180,000 acres. For reasons of economy, no later statistics have been obtained, but it is proposed to call for fresh returns at the end of the present year.