§ 47. Mr. Parkerasked the Minister of Agriculture in how many cases during the past year the Forestry Commission have used their powers of compulsory purchase; and what acreage they have thus acquired.
Mr. T. WilliamsDuring the past year the Forestry Commission has started procedure to purchase, under its compulsory powers, three small areas totalling just under six acres. Two of these areas are for housing and the third is a route for extracting timber. None of these purchases has yet been completed.