§ Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of damage caused by wild geese this year to agricultural crops in the county of Wigtown.
§ Mr. RossAt the request of the Advisory Committee on the Protection of Birds for Scotland my Department is making a survey of the damage done by grey lag geese to agricultural crops in the
250Wlation at 30th June, 1966, the increase or decrease over the period, and the increase or decrease expressed as a percentage of the population in 1961.
winter of 1966–67. The survey is not yet complete, but the information so far collected suggests that damage in Wigtownshire has been less than last year, although damage has been reported to grass and winter wheat crops on some farms.