§ Mr. MATHERSasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what sum has been expended or is estimated will be expended in Scotland for the season of 1097W 1931 in providing allotments for the unemployed and in assisting with the purchase of seeds and tools for such allotment holders?
§ Sir A. SINCLAIRTo meet the applications received, it is estimated that the total expenditure of the Department of Agriculture for Scotland under the scheme for 1931, will be approximately £630. To the extent of about £530, this expenditure is for the supply of seeds and tools, half the cost of which is, under the scheme, recoverable from the allotment holders concerned.
Persons on the Registers of certain Employment Exchanges. Employment Exchange. Men. Young Men. Boys. Women. Young Women. Girls. Total. Erith … 1,248 75 79 228 82 82 1,794 Dartford … 1,468 136 121 186 77 133 2,121 Gravesend … 2,048 122 134 95 87 199 2,685 Woolwich … 4,529 468 197 1,472 314 101 7,081 Figures are not available on the point referred to in the latter part of the question.