§ Sir J. Gilmourasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a list of the smallholdings owned by him in the county of Fife showing their acreage and rent per acre.
§ Mr. RossI regret that it would be contrary to accepted practice to publish the rents of individual holdings which are confidential to landlord and tenant.
There are 71 smallholdings on five estates in Fife. In the 5–15 acre category, there are four holdings on landholder's tenure with an average rent of £4 1 ls. 8d. per acre: and 29 holdings on lease-hold tenure with an average rent of £6 15s. 8d. per acre. In the 15–75 acre category there are 20 holdings on landholder's tenure with an average rent of £3 11s. 9d. per acre and 18 on leasehold tenure with an average rent of £7 1s. 7d. per acre.
In these categories, rent is determined by the buildings and equipment provided as well as by the form of tenure and the acreage of the holding.