HC Deb 07 November 1933 vol 281 cc37-8W
Sir A. SINCLAIR

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the present cost 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. COLLINS

Figures taken from recent completed schemes show that initial capital costs of holdings described in the question are as follow.

£
Family farm (average 46 acres) 2,053
Market garden (average 9 1/3 acres) 1,313
Pig and poultry (average 9 1/3 acres) 1,141
Market garden (average four acres) 814
Pig and poultry (average five acres) 796