§ Colonel Burtonasked the Minister of Agriculture what is the total sum which 1187W has been paid out to farmers who have ploughed up their land under the bonus scheme of £2 per acre?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithApproximately 82,000 applications in England and Wales have been received covering approximately 1,000,000 acres. The number of applications paid and authorised for payment total 16,156. A further 3,000 are under examination. In the remaining cases the necessary certificates have not yet been received from the county war agricultural executive committees. The total amount paid or in process of payment to date in England and Wales is approximately £450,000.