HC Deb 27 January 1930 vol 234 cc651-2W
Mr. T. SMITH

asked the Minister of Agriculture how far advantage has been taken of the Agricultural Credits Act, 1928, by farmers in the East Riding and West Riding of Yorkshire?

Mr. N. BUXTON

Applications for loans under Part I of the Agricultural Credits Act, 1928, received by the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation from the East Riding and West Riding of Yorkshire up to and including Saturday, 25th January, 1930, are as follow:

£
East Riding: Loans on Mortgage (53) 314,935
West Riding: Loans on Mortgage (51) 108,271
Improvement Loans (2) 504
£423,710

Of these the following have been completed:

£
East Riding: Loans on Mortgage (29) 110,550
West Riding: Loans on Mortgage (22) 56,900
Improvement Loans (1) 195
£167,645

In addition, the following have been approved by the Directors of the Corporation, subject to the satisfactory completion of the formalities:

£
East Riding: Loans on Mortgage (4) 8,550
West Riding: Loans on Mortgage (4) 9,850
£18,400

The number of agricultural charges under Part II of the Act in the Register at His Majesty's Land Registry up to and including Friday, 24th January, 1930, is as follows: East Riding, 46; West Riding, 136; Total, 182.