§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what agricultural executive committees have arranged for the stocking of parts of deer-forest land in Scotland; what counties are affected; how many acres and how many head of stock; and what stock are affected in each of the said counties?
§ Mr. E. BrownAgricultural executive committees in counties where there are deer forests are co-operating with the 1365W owners of the forests in arranging for the stocking of such land with sheep and cattle. Figures showing the acreage affected are not available but the follow-
County. Cattle. Sheep. 1939. 1940. Increase. Decrease. 1939. 1940. Increase. Decrease. Aberdeen — 67 67 — 6,278 6,219 — 59 Angus 3 9 6 — 4,796 6,152 1,356 — Argyll 380 662 282 — 4,980 11,562 6,582 — Banff 14 11 — 3 — 500 500 — Caithness 50 46 — 4 1,323 1,569 246 — Dunbarton — 20 20 — — 1,350 1,350 — Inverness 429 673 244 — 10,453 13,395 2,942 — Kincardine — — — — — 10 10 — Kirkcudbright — — — — — — — — Perth 62 92 30 — 10,064 8,715 — 1,349 Ross and Cromarty. 479 859 380 — 10,399 19,281 8,882 — Sutherland 176 207 31 — 2,133 6,025 3,892 — Net Increase Net Increase Total 1,593 2,646 1,053 50,426 74,778 24,352