§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of crofts in each of the islands, by name, of the Outer Hebrides 67W with acreages of approximately one, two, three, four and five, respectively, the number in each island with an acreage of between six and 10, and the number in each island with more than 20 acres.
Acreages Lewis South Uist (including Benbecula and Eriskay) North Uist Harris (including Bernera Scarp and Scalpay) Barra(including Vatersay) Total About 1 … 146 5 5 6 29 191 About 2 … 475 4 11 12 25 527 About 3 … 586 10 14 20 11 641 About 4 … 580 11 11 56 64 722 About 5 … 528 26 15 54 22 645 From 6–10 … 1,009 155 93 131 202 1,590 From 11–20 … 203 344 205 122 82 956 Over 20 … 73 368 123 136 12 712 3,600 923 477 537 447 5,984* * There are in addition 34 crofts (3 in Lewis, 10 in South Uist, 3 in North Uist and 18 in Harris) for which the precise acreages have yet to be ascertained.