§ Mr. Hurdasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the acreage of farm land of which possession was taken by his Department on grounds of bad husbandry; and the numbers of farmers dispossessed in each year from 1939 onwards.
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§ Mr. WoodburnThe acreage of land of which possession was taken under Defence Regulations in the years 1939 to 1948, on the grounds of bad husbandry, was as follows:
Year Arable and grass Deer forests and sheep farms Total Acres Acres Acres 1939 … — — — 1940 … 5,164 134,678 139,842 1941 … 3,754 19,015 22,769 1942 … 1,659 8,000 9,659 1943 … 2,213 89,100 91,313 1944 … 11,188 — 11,188 1945 … 250 — 250 1946 … 38 — 38 1947 … 270 — 270 1948 … — — — 24,536 250,793 275,329 The number of farmers dispossessed is given below. (Dispossession took the form of requisition in the case of owner-occupiers, and termination of tenancy in the case of tenant farmers. Figures for both groups are shown separately.)
Year Dispossession by requisition Dispossession by termination of tenancy Total No. No. No. 1939 … — 1 1 1940 … 19 20 39 1941 … 31 24 55 1942 … 15 14 29 1943 … 14 7 21 1944 … 10 6 16 1945 … 4 2 6 1946 … 1 4 5 1947 … 1 2 3 1948 … — 1 1 95 81 176