§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applicants are on the waiting list for smallholdings in each of the counties of Wales.
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§ Mr. John HareAccording to information supplied by smallholdings authorities the position is as follows:
NUMBER OF APPLICANTS ON WAITING LISTS FOR SMALLHOLDINGS IN WALES ON 31ST MARCH 1959 County Preference (a) applicants Non-preference applicants Total Anglesey … 110 27 137 Brecon … 14 3 17 Caernarvon … — 6 6 Cardigan … 31 9 40 Carmarthen … 24 21 45 Denbigh … 54 22 76 Flint … 62 16 78 Glamorgan … 46 66 112 Merioneth … 51 8 59 Monmouth … 119 1 120 Montgomery … 124 29 153 Pembroke … 75 3 78 Radnor … 32 9 41 TOTALS … 742 220 962 (a) "Preference" means applicants who at the time of their applications are employed under a contract of service as agricultural workers, or who under regulations made by the Minister are to be treated as if they were then so employed.