§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland on what authority the Department of Agriculture are proposing to erect new holdings on land within the city boundary of Edinburgh; and on what authority they are proposing to let holdings under the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act, 1923?
Mr. W. ADAMSONThe answer to both parts of the question is that the Department are acting under the powers conferred on them by Part 1 of the Land Settlement (Scotland) Act, 1919.