§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the acreage of land which has been acquired for afforestation by the Forestry Commission and private owners in each of the Welsh counties for the last two years.
§ Mr. GodberThe area of land acquired for afforestation by the Forestry Commission in each of the Welsh counties in the years ending 30th September 1958 and 1959 is given in the table below:
ACREAGE OF LAND ACQUIRED FOR AFFORESTATION BY THE FORESTRY COMMISSION County 1958 1959 Anglesey 158 133 Brecon 2,567 1,574 Caernarvon 334 193 Cardigan 764 389 Carmarthen 904 502 Denbigh 308 158 Flint 7 167 Glamorgan 1,253 1,623 Merioneth 491 494 Monmouth 692 383 Montgomery 506 422 Pembroke 276 349 Radnor 618 1,432 8,878 7,819 Since private owners are not required to give information about purchases of land for afforestation I regret that I cannot give details.
§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the acreage of derelict woodlands which have been reafforested in each of the Welsh counties by the Forestry Commission and private owners for the years 1957, 1958, and 1959.
§ Mr. GodberThe acreage of felled and derelict woodland reafforested in the years ended 30th September, 1957, 1958 99W and 1959, by the Forestry Commission and an estimate of that reafforested by
ACREAGE OF FELLED AND DERELICT WOODLANDS REAFFORESTED Country 1957 1958 1959 By F. C. By Private Owners By F. C. By Private Owners By F. C. By Private Owners Anglesey … … … 14 — 4 — 31 — Brecon … … … 249 160 152 160 299 150 Caernarvon … … … 255 110 200 40 186 70 Cardigan … … … 478 40 241 40 334 30 Carmarthen … … … 505 190 386 170 350 150 Denbigh … … … 266 100 203 100 191 220 Flint … … … 108 110 97 160 92 160 Glamorgan … … … 752 70 230 70 280 30 Merioneth … … … 363 80 351 100 293 180 Monmouth … … … 550 170 501 80 531 190 Montgomery … … … 393 260 544 320 386 240 Pembroke … … … 202 320 113 390 167 100 Radnor … … … 340 160 138 160 204 100 4,475 1,770 3,160 1,790 3,344 1,620