§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the present net cost to the State of settling a qualified applicant on a family farm of 50 acres, a market garden of 10 acres, a pig and poultry farm of 10 acres, a market garden of five acres, and a poultry farm of five acres?
§ Sir G. COLLINSFigures taken from recent completed schemes show that the valued net cost to the State of settling applicants on holdings of the types described in the question are as follow:
£ Family farm (average 46 acres) 985 Market garden (average 9⅓ acres) 678 Pig and poultry (average 9⅓ acres) 592 Market garden (average 4 acres) 399 Poultry (average 5 acres) 393 The figures relate to the latest completed schemes. I shall be happy to 1840W of construction, and approved but not begun, under the Housing Acts of 1923 and 1930 respectively at the end of each month from February to October, 1933, inclusive were as follow:
supply particulars of current schemes as soon as these are completed and the figures are finally adjusted.