§ Mr. SMITH-CARINGTONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, whether he can state the total acreage planted with hard woods and soft woods, respectively, during each of the last five years either by the Commissioners or otherwise?
§ Mr. WALTER SMITHThe total acreage planted by the Forestry Commissioners with hard woods and soft woods, respectively, during each of the last five years is as set out in the following table. They have no definite data, except as regards grants schemes, of the acreage of either hardwoods or softwoods planted by others.
Hardwoods. Softwoods. 1924–25 575 14,124 1925–26 378 17,834 1926–27 1,510 21,834 1927–28 1,633 21,496 1928–29 1,842 20,715