§ Mr. David Jamesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the acreages and population in 1820, or at the earliest reliable census date, and the population today, of Canna, Rum, Eigg, Muck, Scarba, Soay and St. Kilda.
§ Mr. MaclayThe following table gives the 1821 census figures for the four islands then recorded separately; the first available census figures for the other three islands; and the provisional 1961 census figures, together with approximate acreages, for all seven islands.
Population Island Census, 1821 Provisional 1961 Approximate acreages Canna … 436 24 2,600 Rum … 394 40 26,500 Eigg … 469 74 7,200 Muck … 321 29 1,400 Scarba … 13 5 4,200 (1861) Soay … 113 11 2,500 (1841) St. Kilda … 110 * 1,575 (1851) * St. Kilda's present population consists entirely of Army personnel and staff of the Nature Conservancy.