asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the total acreage of land purchased each year since 1969; the acreage planted each year; and the amount paid for the land each year.
Written Answers. - Forestry Land.
327.
The following are the details requested by the Deputy:
|
Year |
Area purchased (acres) |
Area planted (acres) |
Expenditure on land purchase |
|
1968/69 |
14,108 |
21,750 |
£106,901 |
|
1969/70 |
25,128 |
21,640 |
£278,094 |
|
1970/71 |
34,498 |
22,069 |
£442,745 |
|
1971/72 |
37,253 |
24,759 |
£449,105 |
|
1972/73 |
36,151 |
24,423 |
£404,326 |
|
1973/74 |
24,334 |
24,013 |
£322,984 |
|
1974/75 |
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|
(1/4/74-31/12/75) |
36,499 |
23,385 |
£771,950 |
|
1976 |
26,425 |
21,950 |
£512,391 |
|
1977 |
28,706 |
21,977 |
£527,452 |
|
1978 |
17,838 |
21,975 |
£826,031 |
|
1979 |
8,351 |
20,242 |
£610,715 |
The figures for 1979 are provisional.