Earl of Dalkeithasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many acres were purchased by the Forestry Commission in England; and what was the average price per acre in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Mackie:The following is the information:
Period Gross area of plantable land purchased acres Average price per plantable acre £ s. d. Year ended 30th September, 1960 13,833 4 7 0 Year ended 30th September, 1961 6,649 6 3 0 Year ended 30th September, 1962 1,661 9 5 0 Year ended 30th September, 1963 989 6 17 0 Year ended 30th September, 1964 10,148 8 1 0 Year ended 30th September, 1965 109 8 11 0 Year ended 30th September, 1966 1,057 13 6 0 Year ended 30th September, 1967 5,457 8 5 0 Eighteen months ended 31st March, 1969* 1,084 16 5 0 Year ended 31st March, 1970 5,840 17 19 0 * Marks a change in the reporting year.